Poetry Vocabulary

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

• The use of similar sounding words at the end of lines in poetry.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of analogy that uses 'like' or 'as'.

• A statement that is literally true and does not involve comparison.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis.

What is a poet?

• A person who writes novels.

• A writer of the poem.

• A musician who composes songs.

• An artist who paints pictures.

What is a rhyme scheme?

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.

• A type of poem that does not rhyme.

• A musical composition that includes rhymes.

• A literary device used to create alliteration.

What is imagery in poetry?

• Creates pictures in our minds that appeal to our physical senses.

• A type of rhyme scheme used in poetry.

• A method of structuring a poem's stanzas.

• The use of metaphors and similes exclusively.

What is a theme in poetry?

• The main idea or message that the poem conveys.

• A specific rhyme scheme used in the poem.

• The number of stanzas in the poem.

• The poet's personal biography.

What is the speaker of a poem?

• The author of the poem who writes the words.

• The voice behind the poem—the person we imagine to be saying the thing out loud.

• The main character in the poem's narrative.

• The editor who revises the poem for publication.

What is a narrative poem?

• A poem that tells a story, often with characters and a plot.

• A poem that expresses personal feelings and emotions.

• A poem that uses rhyme and meter without a specific story.

• A poem that describes a scene or moment in time.

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that uses direct comparison.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

What is a couplet?

• A type of stanza with three lines.

• Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.

• A poem that tells a story.

• A single line of verse.