Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "tone" in a piece of writing?

• The repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem

• The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

• Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

• A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does "apostrophe" refer to in writing?

• The place where a line ends

• Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

• The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

• Words that end in the same sound or sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a "stanza" in a poem?

• A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

• The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

• The repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem

• The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a "stanza break"?

• The place where a line ends

• The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

• The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

• Words that end in the same sound or sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What does "rhyme" mean?

• Words that end in the same sound or sounds

• The repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem

• Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

• The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a "line break" in poetry?

• The place where a line ends

• The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

• A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

• The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What does "anaphora" refer to in poetry?

• The repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem

• The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

• Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

• Words that end in the same sound or sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What does "sincere" mean?

• Not genuine, sarcastic

• Genuine- means what they say

• The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

• The place where a line ends

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "insincere" mean?

• Not genuine, sarcastic

• Genuine- means what they say

• The repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem

• Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a "rhyme scheme" in poetry?

• The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

• The place where a line ends

• The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

• A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5