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Q3U1 Context Clues & Poetry Vocab

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the measure of beats, or stressed and unstressed syllables

a)

rhyme

b)

symbolism

c)

meter

d)

figurative language

2.

use of the same words, sounds, or ideas again for effect

a)

repetition

b)

hyperbole

c)

assonance

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

words that end with the same sounds

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

personification

c)

idiom

d)

rhyme

4.

the pattern of rhymes at the ENDS of lines, marked with letters

a)

rhyme

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

connotation

d)

simile

5.

the repetition of the same sound at the BEGINNING of multiple words

a)

meter

b)

repetition

c)

rhyme

d)

alliteration

6.

the repetition of the same vowel sound in the MIDDLE of 2 or more words that are close together

a)

rhyme

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

assonance

d)

repetition

7.

a word that imitates the sound it represents

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

stanza

c)

alliteration

d)

assonance

8.

a comparison of 2 unlike things not using "like" or "as"

a)

pun

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

9.

a comparison of 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"

a)

symbolism

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

10.

an extreme exaggeration

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

pun

d)

idiom

11.

the use of one thing (an image, object, action...) to represent another

a)

personification

b)

symbolism

c)

meter

d)

figurative language

12.

giving human characteristics to non-human things

a)

figurative language

b)

idiom

c)

pun

d)

personification

13.

language that means exactly what it says

a)

figurative language

b)

literal language

14.

language that does NOT mean what it says but has a deeper meaning

a)

figurative language

b)

literal language

15.

a group of lines in a poem separated from other groups by a space

a)

paragraph

b)

stanza

c)

rhyme

d)

meter

16.

ideas and feelings associated with a word

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

17.

dictionary definition

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

18.

the author's message; a life lesson

a)

stanza

b)

topic sentence

c)

personification

d)

theme

19.

a reference book that includes words and their definitions

a)

thesaurus

b)

dictionary

c)

glossary

d)

recipe book

20.

a reference book of synonyms and antonyms

a)

encyclopedia

b)

glossary

c)

dictionary

d)

thesaurus

21.

section in the back of a book that provides definitions for words in the text

a)

index

b)

dictionary

c)

glossary

d)

thesaurus

22.

language that appeals to the five senses

a)

imagery

b)

literal language

c)

simile

d)

theme

23.

a humorous play on words

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

pun

d)

metaphor

24.

a phrase that has a different meaning than the literal definition of each word

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

25.

a phrase made of 2 or more words that actually have opposite meanings

a)

symbolism

b)

oxymoron

c)

idiom

d)

pun