WorksheetsPoetry Literary Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the words and lines create a shape
a)
concrete poem
b)
free verse poem
c)
narrative poem
d)
haiku poem
2.
a poem that does not have any rhyme
a)
narrative
b)
concrete
c)
haiku
d)
free verse
3.
poetry that tells a story
a)
free verse
b)
narrative
c)
concrete
d)
lyric
4.
a poem that expresses a poet's thoughts and feelings about a single image, emotion, or idea
a)
concrete
b)
narrative
c)
free verse
d)
lyric
5.
the voice that speaks to the reader
a)
narrator
b)
character
c)
speaker
d)
author
6.
the genre of literature that is made up of lines and stanzas
a)
prose
b)
poetry
c)
drama
7.
a traditional form of Japanese poetry about nature; has 3 lines and 17 syllables (5-7-5)
a)
haiku
b)
free verse
c)
concrete
d)
lyric
8.
elements that help you imagine how something tastes, looks, sounds, feels, or smells
a)
figurative language
b)
mood
c)
sensory details
d)
paraphrasing
9.
writing or speech not to be taken literally
a)
sensory details
b)
imagery
c)
paraphrasing
d)
figurative language
10.
restating something in your own words
a)
quotes
b)
writing
c)
repetition
d)
paraphrasing
11.
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
13.
exaggeration or an overstatement
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
paraphrasing
14.
words that sound like what they mean
a)
alliteration
b)
rhyme
c)
rhythm
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
forms of writing used to make a poem musical or lyrical
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
sound devices
d)
paraphrase
16.
repeating the same sound in a group of 2 or more words
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
repetition
17.
when a word or line is written more than once within the line or stanza
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
repetition
c)
rhythm
d)
rhyme
18.
a musical quality based on repetition
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
19.
repetition of a sound at the end of nearby words
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
rhythm
d)
rhyme
20.
a group of lines in a poem
a)
paragraph
b)
stanza
c)
sentences
d)
words
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