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Poetry Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of lines in a poem are called

a)

stanzas

b)

paragraphs

c)

line breaks

d)

sentences

2.

The rhythmic structure of a verse

a)

rhythm

b)

meter

c)

rhyme

d)

verse

3.

The beat of a poem is called

a)

stanzas

b)

lines

c)

rhyme

d)

rhthym

4.

When two or more words end with the same sound is called...

a)

rhythm

b)

rhymes

c)

meter

d)

lines

5.

A typically short poem expressing the personal feelings and ideas of the speaker.

a)

Lyrical Poem

b)

Narrative poem

c)

Humorous poem

d)

Free Verse poem

6.

A poem that tells a story or a sequence of events is called

a)

Lyrical poem

b)

narrative poem

c)

humorous poem

d)

free verse poem

7.

Poetry that does not rhyme and has no regular rhythm is called

a)

Narrative poetry

b)

Free verse poetry

c)

humorous poetry

d)

lyrical poetry

8.

The narrative voice of a poem that speaks about his situation or feelings is known as the....

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

speaker

d)

narrative

9.

A comparison of two unlike objects using the words like or as is known as a...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

10.

A comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as is known as...

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

11.

What is is called when the author uses the same word or phrase over and over again?

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

meter

d)

repetition

12.

When the poet used a repetition of words with the same beginning sound, this is known as

a)

lines

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

13.

Words that sound like the objects or actions they represent.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

14.

An exaggerated statement is known as a....

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyberbole

15.

Language that gives human characteristics to objects or animals is known as...

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphors