Poetry Terms and Literary Devices Practice Worksheet

Fill in the Blank: The __ of a poem is the main message or lesson the poet wants to share.

• theme

• stanza

• poet

• rhythm

Fill in the Blank: A group of lines in a poem that are separated from other groups of lines is called a __.

• stanza

• poet

• rhythm

• title

Fill in the Blank: __ is the beat or pattern of sounds in a poem.

• poet

• stanza

• rhythm

• title

Fill in the Blank: The __ is the name given to a poem by its author.

• rhyme

• title

• poet

• rhythm

Fill in the Blank: . A __ is a person who writes poems.

• title

• stanza

• rhythm

• poet

Which term describes words at the end of lines in a poem that sound alike?

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Theme

• Title

What do we call the use of the same beginning consonant sound in several words close together?

• Personification

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Which literary device is being used? “The clouds danced across the sky.”

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

Which is an example of a simile?

• Her eyes were stars.

• The snow whispered softly.

• He was as brave as a lion.

• Time is a thief.

What is a poem?

• A story written in paragraphs

• A type of song

• A piece of writing that uses rhythm and often rhyme