Poetic Terms

What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem called?

• Meter

• Rhyme Scheme

• Form

• Stanza

In poetry, what term refers to a group of lines that form a unit within a poem?

• Verse

• Stanza

• Line

• Form

What is the rhythmic pattern created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry called?

• Rhyme

• Form

• Meter

• Line

What is the term for the repetition of sounds at the end of words in poetry?

• Verse

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Form

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• the repetition of consonant sounds within words

• consonance

• when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

• alliteration

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

• onomatopoeia

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

• rhyme scheme

• the repetition of vowel sounds within words

• assonance

A series of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged so the reader expects a similar series to follow

• rhythm

• stanza

• verse

• meter

The place where a line of poetry ends to give a poem a particular look is called ...

• Line break

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

A type of literature in which words are arranged and chosen to create a certain effect

• Prose

• Novel

• Essay

• Poetry

What is the basic building block of a poem, often described as a single row of text?

• Stanza

• Line

• Verse

• Form

What is the term used to describe the overall structure or organization of a poem?

• Imagery

• Form

• Symbolism

• Meter