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WorksheetsPoem Structure
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a Stanza?
adj; a group of lines forming the basic reoccurring metrical unit in a poem;a verse
adj; a part of a poem or song forming one row of written or printed words
noun: a part of a poem or song forming one row of written or printed words
noun; a group of lines forming the basic reoccurring metrical unit in a poem;a verse
What is a line?
adj; a group of lines forming the basic reoccurring metrical unit in a poem;a verse
noun; a group of lines forming the basic reoccurring metrical unit in a poem;a verse
noun; a part of a poem or song forming one row of written or printed words
adj; a part of a poem or song forming one row of written or printed words
What is a couplet?
3 lines
2 lines
5 lines
8 lines
What is 3 lines called?
tercet
couplet
sestet
septet
What is a quatrain?
2 lines
8 lines
4 lines
5 lines
What is a Cinquain?
5 lines
4 lines
3 lines
9 lines
What are 6 lines called?
cinquain
sestet
septet
octave
What is a septet?
6 lines
2 lines
3 lines
7 lines
What is an octave?
9 lines
10 lines
4 lines
8 lines
What is rhyme?
the correspondence of sounds between different words, or the ending of the word
the repetition of vowel sounds
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
the use of words that create the sounds that they describe
What is assonance?
the correspondence of sounds between different words, or the ending of the word
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
the repetition of vowel sounds
the use of words that create the sounds that they describe
Define alliteration.
adj; a group of lines forming the basic reoccurring metrical unit in a poem;a verse
adj; a part of a poem or song forming one row of written or printed words
a couplet
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is a metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or the abstract idea.
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlikely things
What is a simile
a play on words; can be on different meanings of the same word or on the similar sense or sound of different words
when incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.
a comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as
a reference to a well-known person, story or idea (often a biblical or myth)
