Poetry Terms

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

What is the narrator of a poem called?

• Author
• Speaker
• Narrator
• Main character

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

How do you determine the rhyme shceme of a poem?

• By looking at the second word in each paragraph.

• By looking at the first word of the line to determine if they have the same spelling.

• By looking at the last word of each line to determine if they have the same sound.

• By looking at the last word of each paragraph to determine if they have the same sound.

What type of figurative language is "alliteration" ?

• The use of synonyms.

• The use of multiple words that sound alike.

• The use of an exaggeration.

• The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

What is a "refrain" if it is like the hook of a song?

• The last line of a poem

• The first line of a poem

• A line that is repeated

• A line that rhymes

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyberbole

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

What is "onomatopoeia" ?

• An exaggeration
• Sound words
• Rhyming words
• A form of imagery