Poetry Terms Review

What is the type of rhyme (not rhyme scheme) used at the end on a line?

• Rhyme Scheme

• End rhyme

• Slant rhyme

• Internal rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the use of very descriptive language that paints a picture of what is happening?

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

• Assonance

• Rhythm

• Stanza

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is 'word choice' in a poem called?

• Haiku

• Diction

• Narrative poetry

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What device is extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Figurative language

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the type of poetry that usually tells a story?

• Ode

• Lyric

• Ballad

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the term used to show the author or poet's attitude toward a subject?

• Tone

• Title

• Message

• Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which type of poetry contains 5 lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

What is the use of non-literal expressions such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification?

• Figurative language

• Imagery

• Diction

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which type of poetry celebrates or pays tribute to a person, object, or idea?

• Lyric

• Ode

• Ballad

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10