Poetry Terms QUIZ (Per 7)

Fill in the blank: __________ is language written in standard form (sentences and paragraphs) without attention to rhythmical structure. It is the natural flow of speech.

• prose

• poetry

• verse

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Fill in the blank: __________ is a group of related lines in poetry typically separated by a blank line (similar to a paragraph in prose).

• stanza

• rhyme

• verse

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Fill in the blank: __________ is the voice or narrator of a poem; not always the same as the poet.

• speaker

• author

• editor

• reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the poetry term for the attitude of the speaker towards the topic?

• tone

• rhyme

• meter

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the poetry term for the following definition? End of a line in poetry, used to create pauses or rhythm.

• line break

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the poetry term for either descriptive or figurative language that stimulates the imagination to perceive something?

• imagery

• alliteration

• rhyme

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the poetry term for nonliteral language that communicates an idea through vivid and impactful imagery?

• figurative language

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Match the poetry term to its correct definition:

• Exaggeration or overstatement to create emphasis.

• personification

• Describing non-living things using human characteristics.

• hyperbole

• Direct comparison of dissimilar things.

• metaphor

• Comparison using "like" or "as."

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of 'simile'?

• Comparison using "like" or "as."

• Direct comparison of dissimilar things.

• Describing non-living things using human characteristics.

• Exaggeration or overstatement to create emphasis.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the definition of 'metaphor'?

• Comparison using "like" or "as."

• Direct comparison of dissimilar things.

• Describing non-living things using human characteristics.

• Exaggeration or overstatement to create emphasis.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3