WorksheetsPoetry Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more nearby words.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
alliteration
d)
meter
2.
The repetition of vowel sounds in words, such as in stone and slow.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
alliteration
d)
rhythm
3.
The repetition of consonant sounds either within or at the ends of words, as in the phrase wide muddy field.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
4.
The unique way something is written - not what is said but how it's said (word choice, sentence structures, and use of imagery).
a)
form
b)
distinctive style
c)
meter
d)
imagery
5.
Creative comparisons that are not literally true.
a)
Poetry
b)
Imagery
c)
Free verse
d)
Figurative language
6.
Refers to the way a poem is laid out on the page. Poetry is divided into lines and stanzas.
a)
Meter
b)
Form
c)
Stanza
d)
Rhythm
7.
Poems that have no recognizable patterns or rules. Their lines do not rhyme in any regular way and might not even be similar lengths.
a)
Traditional
b)
Free Verse
c)
Non-rhyme poetry
d)
Prose
8.
Language that helps a reader recreate, in his or her own mind, what the writer is describing. Poets use this to give their poems meaning and to tap into different emotions.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme scheme
c)
Imagery
d)
Sound devices
9.
A regular pattern of rhythm (created by arranging words to form patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables).
a)
meter
b)
rhythm
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
sound devices
10.
The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings (buzz, gargle, hiss, thump).
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
11.
A type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged in specific ways to create an effect.
a)
Non-fiction
b)
Prose
c)
Poetry
d)
Fiction
12.
A verse or phrase that is repeated throughout a poem.
a)
A stressed syllable
b)
A stanza
c)
A line
d)
A refrain
13.
A pattern of rhyme that repeats across the different stanzas in most traditional poems (a rhyme or a beat).
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme scheme
c)
sound devices
d)
syllables
14.
The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables (the "beat" of a poem).
a)
rhythm
b)
sound devices
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
meter
15.
Words and phrases that appeal to any of the five senses (smell, touch, sight, hearing and taste).
a)
Rhythm
b)
Sensory Details
c)
Sound Devices
d)
Figurative Language
16.
Techniques used to give poetry a musical quality (like rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance and consonance).
a)
Sensory Details
b)
Meter
c)
Sound Devices
d)
Stressed Syllables
17.
A group of lines in a poem.
a)
Stanza
b)
Paragraph
c)
Story
d)
Form
18.
A syllable that is emphasized. For example, in the word student the syllable "stu" is stressed, while "dent" is unstressed.
a)
Beat
b)
Meter
c)
Rhythm
d)
Stressed Syllable
19.
Poems that follow strict rules about lines, stanzas, rhythm, and rhyme. Some examples are ballads, sonnets, and limericks.
a)
Free Verse Poems
b)
Traditional Poems
20.
The voice that talks to us in a poem is the _________.
a)
poet
b)
narrator
c)
speaker
d)
reader
21.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Lines & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & stanzas
d)
Sentences & paragraphs
22.
True or False: All poems MUST rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The place where a line ends in a poem is called ____________.
a)
The ending
b)
The conclusion
c)
A rap
d)
A line break
24.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____________ quality.
a)
Old-fashioned
b)
Important
c)
Musical
d)
Fun
25.
What device is used in this example: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
a)
Refrain
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Simile
26.
In poetry, what is "meter"?
a)
Words that sound the same
b)
Sophisticated vocabulary used to describe poetry
c)
The regular pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables
d)
The length of a poem
27.
The ghostly galleons grab greedily. This is an example of:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Assonance
28.
The light of fire is a sight. This is an example of:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Consonance
c)
Assonance
d)
Onomatopoeia
29.
Which word begins with a consonant?
a)
owl
b)
panda
c)
island
d)
apple
30.
Which word begins with a vowel?
a)
pencil
b)
school
c)
quiz
d)
octopus
31.
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them Sam I am.
I do not like them in a boat.
I do not like them with a goat.
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them Sam I am.
I do not like them in a boat.
I do not like them with a goat.
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
a)
ABCABC
b)
ABABCC
c)
AABBCC
d)
ABABAB
32.
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I really do like
looking at you.
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I really do like
looking at you.
a)
ABCA
b)
ABCB
c)
ABAB
d)
ABAC
33.
is this an example of alliteration?
a)
Yes 👍🏼
b)
No 👎🏼
34.
Imagery appeals to the ______________.
a)
brain
b)
senses
c)
crazy people
d)
memory
35.
Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
imagery
d)
alliteration
36.
Ballads, sonnets, and limericks are types of....
a)
Free verse poems
b)
Traditional poems
c)
Non-fiction text
d)
Stories
37.
According to Stanza 3, the the visitor sounds like...
a)
a creaky sofa
b)
a group of birds
c)
a piano playing
d)
a person lecturing
38.
In Line 27, why does the author use the words snipped and snapped?
a)
to strengthen a metaphor
b)
to make two lines rhyme
c)
to foreshadow the result of the haircut
d)
to imitate the sound of scissors cutting
39.
What is the purpose of the simile in Lines 39 and 40?
a)
to describe the appearance of the speaker’s haircut
b)
to identify the hairstyle the speaker prefers
c)
to explain how the speaker feels about the haircut
d)
to compare the stylist’s hair with the speaker’s hair
40.
Which of the following is NOT a sound device in poetry?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoiea
c)
repetition
d)
personification
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