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WorksheetsPoetry Terms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the term for the rhythm, expression, pitch, and flow when we speak and read out loud?
Prosody
Free verse
Poetry
Meter
What is meter?
Words that sound alike with the same ending vowel and consonant sounds
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
A person, place, or thing that represents an idea
The use of capital letters, line position and word length
Which of these contribute to the "shape" of the poem?
Sound devices
Graphic elements
Alliterations
Rhyme schemes
What is a sound device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds?
Alphabetic
Assonance
Consonance
Sonnet
This is a lyric poem composed of fourteen lines, is usually written in iambic pentameter, and is organized in strict divisions of stanza division and rhyme.
Consonance
Sonnet
Hyperbole
Limerick
Each line in poetry represents a complete thought.
True
False
What is the general term for methods like alliteration that are used by an author to emphasize specific sounds in poetry?
Figurative language
Rhyme scheme
Sound devices
Personification
What type of poem has five lines with a AABBA rhyme scheme? These are usually humorous.
Sonnet
Limerick
Ode
Narrative
Which term describes the "paragraphs" in a poem?
Stanzas
Rhymes
Meters
Forms
A haiku is a traditionally Japanese form of poetry that is written in three lines and seventeen syllables.
True
False
