WorksheetsPoetry Terms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The repetition of vowel sounds is called...
Alliteration
Assonance
Theme
Personification
Words that imitate the sound they make:
Metaphor
Interjection
Metre
Onomatopoeia
Similar ending sounds between two or more words:
Rhyme
Stanza
Point of View
Simile
A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like" or "as":
Personification
Metre
Metaphor
Simile
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Theme
An implied or indirect reference to something the reader should recognize
Symbolism
Extended Metaphor
Metaphor
Allusion
Poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or metre
Extended Metaphor
Allusion
Free Verse
Soliloquy
Alliteration is...
sound words like "boom" or "pop"
repeating consonant sounds in words that are close together
comparing using "like" or "as"
giving human qualities to a non-human thing
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."
Her hair is red.
She talks really loudly.
She gets really angry.
She spits when she talks.
What device is used in this sentence?
"Fruit is fuel for a healthy body."
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
What device is used in this sentence?
"Fall Fridays feel fantastic."
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
"He was a Romeo with the ladies." is an example of...
Allusion
Oxymoron
Similie
Pun
What is Free Verse?
A poem that rhymes
A poem that doesn't rhyme
A poem with rhythm
A poem that is in the shape of what it is about
What is Rhythm?
A poem with no regular beat
Words that imitate sounds
Emphasis on certain syllables throughout a piece
Words and/or lines that repeat
A rhyme that occurs in two consecutive (back to back) lines of poetry is called a...
Couplet
Metre
Tone
Mood
