Poetry Vocab

Who is a "poet"?

• Someone who reads a poem.

• Someone who likes poetry.

• Someone who writes poetry.

• Someone who studies famous poets.

What are the rhyming patterns in poetry?

• Lines

• Poets

• Stanzas

• Rhyme Scheme

What are groups of lines in a poem that provide a natural break?

• Lines

• Theme

• Rhyme Scheme

• Stanzas

What is a repeated pattern of sound?

• Rhythm

• Poet

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is the repetition of consonants or consonant sounds?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

What is it called when an author gives human like qualities to everyday objects?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

What is an extreme exaggeration?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Poetry

What is it called when an author makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

What is it called when an author makes a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

What is it called when the ending sound of a word corresponds to another word?

• Rhythm

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Personification