Grade 8 Poetry Terms Review

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A type of Japanese poetry

• A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Which of the following best describes imagery?

• A repeated pattern of sounds

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• The arrangement of words in a line of poetry

• A humorous type of poem

What is assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A direct comparison between two things

Which option defines rhyme?

• The use of figurative language in poetry

• The organization of a poem into lines and stanzas

• Words that have the same ending sound

• A traditional form of Japanese poetry

What does rhyme scheme refer to?

• The overall theme of the poem

• The use of similes and metaphors

• The pattern of rhymes in a poem

• The subject matter of the poem

Rhythm in poetry is:

• The arrangement of sounds and beats in a line

• The structure of a haiku

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The central idea and meaning of a poem

A simile is a:

• Statement that exaggerates an idea

• Direct comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"

• Type of rhyme scheme

• Comparison using "like" or "as"

A metaphor is:

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A pattern of sounds in a poem

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• A traditional Japanese poem

What does personification do?

• Gives human traits to non-human things

• Compares two unlike things using "as"

• Uses repetitive consonant sounds

• Creates a specific rhyme scheme

Hyperbole is:

• A form of poetry with no set rules

• An extreme exaggeration for effect

• A pattern of rhymes at the end of lines

• A 5-line Japanese poem