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Poetic Terms

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Poetic Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Meter

Rhyme Scheme

Form

Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Verse

Stanza

Line

Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Rhyme

Form

Meter

Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Verse

Rhyme

Meter

Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following terms with their definitions.

when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds within words

alliteration

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

onomatopoeia

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

rhyme scheme

the repetition of consonant sounds within words

consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

rhythm

stanza

verse

meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Line break

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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