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Poetry Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Poems shaped to look like their subjects
a)
Sonnet
b)
Ode
c)
Concrete
d)
Epic
2.
Words that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
a)
Symbolism
b)
Imagery
c)
Lyric
d)
Sound Devises
3.
Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Free Verse
4.
The rhyming pattern that is created at the end of lines of poetry
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Rhythm
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme Scheme
5.
Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
a)
Assonance
b)
Consonance
c)
Simile
d)
Idiom
6.
The voice that talks to the reader
a)
Poet
b)
Speaker
c)
Author
d)
Narrative
7.
The message or lesson that the poet is trying to communicate with the reader
a)
Theme
b)
Tone
c)
Mood
d)
Assonance
8.
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
a)
Alliteration
b)
Imagery
c)
Personification
d)
Speaker
9.
A long lyric poem that celebrates something or someone
a)
Epic
b)
Sonnet
c)
Couplet
d)
Ode
10.
Words that are used to represent particular sounds
a)
Symbolism
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Repetition
d)
Stanza
11.
The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the ends of lines of poetry
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Speaker
12.
A three line Japanese form that describes something in nature.  Follows 5-7-5 syllable form.
a)
Haiku
b)
Ballad
c)
Epic
d)
Lyric
13.
A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph in a book
a)
Extended Metaphor
b)
Sound Devises
c)
Sonnet
d)
Stanza
14.
Poetry that tells a story and includes a plot and characters
a)
Free Verse
b)
Narrative
c)
Ballad
d)
Concrete
15.
An object or idea that represents something else
a)
Symbolism
b)
Consonance
c)
Assonance
d)
Metaphor