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Poetry Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The repetition of vowel sounds is called...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Theme

d)

Personification

2.

Words that imitate the sound they make:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Interjection

c)

Metre

d)

Onomatopoeia

3.

Similar ending sounds between two or more words:

a)

Rhyme

b)

Stanza

c)

Point of View

d)

Simile

4.

A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like" or "as":

a)

Personification

b)

Metre

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

5.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Imagery

d)

Theme

6.

An implied or indirect reference to something the reader should recognize

a)

Symbolism

b)

Extended Metaphor

c)

Metaphor

d)

Allusion

7.

Poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or metre

a)

Extended Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Free Verse

d)

Soliloquy

8.

Alliteration is...

a)

sound words like "boom" or "pop"

b)

repeating consonant sounds in words that are close together

c)

comparing using "like" or "as"

d)

giving human qualities to a non-human thing

9.

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

a)

Her hair is red.

b)

She talks really loudly.

c)

She gets really angry.

d)

She spits when she talks.

10.

What device is used in this sentence?

"Fruit is fuel for a healthy body."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

11.

What device is used in this sentence?

"Fall Fridays feel fantastic."

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

12.

"He was a Romeo with the ladies." is an example of...

a)

Allusion

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Similie

d)

Pun

13.

What is Free Verse?

a)

A poem that rhymes

b)

A poem that doesn't rhyme

c)

A poem with rhythm

d)

A poem that is in the shape of what it is about

14.

What is Rhythm?

a)

A poem with no regular beat

b)

Words that imitate sounds

c)

Emphasis on certain syllables throughout a piece

d)

Words and/or lines that repeat

15.

A rhyme that occurs in two consecutive (back to back) lines of poetry is called a...

a)

Couplet

b)

Metre

c)

Tone

d)

Mood