7th Grade Poetry Terms

What is a stanza?

• A group of lines in a poem that form a unit

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A type of poem

• A figure of speech

Which term describes the similarity of sounds at the end of words?

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

What is a metaphor?

• A humorous five-line poem

• A direct comparison of two unlike things

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars danced in the night sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Time is a thief.

What does imagery refer to in poetry?

• A type of poem

• A figure of speech

• Vivid and descriptive language

• The use of rhyme

What is personification?

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A direct comparison of two unlike things

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• A humorous five-line poem

What is alliteration?

• A type of poem

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• A figure of speech

• The repetition of vowel sounds

Which term describes words that imitate sounds?

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Symbol

• Theme

What is meter in poetry?

• A humorous five-line poem

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A figure of speech

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

What is a haiku?

• A humorous five-line poem

• A type of free verse

• A traditional Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

• A 14-line poem