Poetry Terminology

Poetry Terminology

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Poetry Terminology

Poetry Terminology

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.4, RL.8.10, RL.6.3

+28

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive lines to give emphasis and strengthen the tone?

Connotation

Anaphora

Irony

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term describes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Hyperbole

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term refers to a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given humanistic qualities, feelings, or thoughts?

Personification

Alliteration

Metaphor

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term describes a comparison WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'?

Simile

Metaphor

Allusion

Allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following terms with their definitions.

the repetition of consonant sounds within words

consonance

the repetition of vowel sounds within words

rhyme scheme

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

onomatopoeia

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

assonance

when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?

a)  Poet

b)  Speaker

c)  Stanza

d)  Lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word means a fixed number of lines of verse (poetry) forming a unit of a poem?

diamante

free verse

acrostic

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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