WorksheetsPoetry Terms
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
any of the faculties, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which we perceive the world
a)
senses
b)
poetry
c)
verse
d)
syllable
2.
writing that brings pleasure through beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts
a)
line
b)
verse
c)
poetry
d)
senses
3.
a section of a poem, ALSO types of poems
a)
poetry
b)
verse
c)
line
d)
rhyme
4.
a unit of verse consisting the words in a single row
a)
verse
b)
syllable
c)
poetry
d)
line
5.
a single, unbroken sound of a spoken or written word
a)
line
b)
poetry
c)
syllable
d)
senses
6.
a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into
3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons
3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons
a)
haiku
b)
ballad
c)
limerick
d)
syllable
7.
a kind of humorous verse of five lines,
in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.
in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.
a)
haiku
b)
ballad
c)
limerick
d)
syllables
8.
a kind of verse that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend, often has a repeated refrain and is about love, MOST often adapted for singing
a)
haiku
b)
limerick
c)
syllables
d)
ballad
9.
verse that does not follow
a fixed metrical pattern
a fixed metrical pattern
a)
limerick
b)
ballad
c)
free verse
d)
haiku
10.
a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
rhyme
11.
an extreme exaggeration for the purpose of being dramatic or humorous
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
free verse
12.
a comparison of two things where one things is said to BE the other
a)
free verse
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
13.
the repetition of
ending sounds
ending sounds
a)
simile
b)
rhyme
c)
free verse
d)
hyperbole
14.
a literary device that demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables, particularly in verse form.
a)
rhythm
b)
free verse
c)
rhyme
d)
simile
15.
a technique in which
a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis
a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
repetition
d)
royalty
16.
the repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
a)
free verse
b)
alliteration
c)
rhyme
d)
repetition
17.
a words that imitates the sound it represents
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
rhyme
d)
hyperbole
18.
indicates the author’s attitude, mood, or feelings towards their subject
a)
poetry
b)
tone
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
19.
an author’s tone that inspires a comic atmosphere,
can lead to a playful feeling in writing
can lead to a playful feeling in writing
a)
serious
b)
humorous
c)
objective
d)
personal
20.
an author’s tone that inspires a thoughtful atmosphere, can lead to a formal and thought-provoking feeling in writing
a)
serious
b)
humorous
c)
objective
d)
personal
21.
an author’s tone that tries to NOT inspire a certain atmosphere, does NOT use personal pronouns (I, me, you), and is NEITHER for or against the topic
a)
humorous
b)
serious
c)
objective
d)
personal
22.
an author’s tone that creates a personal and reflective atmosphere, uses personal experiences and stories, uses personal pronouns (I, me, we), is very informal – like a letter or diary entry
a)
hurmorous
b)
serious
c)
objective
d)
personal
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