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poem terms

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Subcategories include ode, sonnet, elegy.

a)

lyric poetry

b)

narrative poetry

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

free verse

2.

Grouping of lines in poetry.

a)

stanzas

b)

formal verse

c)

narrative poetry

d)

rhyme scheme

3.

A type of poetry that exhibits poetic language, but does not follow a fixed pattern.

a)

free verse

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

formal verse

d)

lyric poetry

4.

A type of poetry that follows fixed established patterns.

a)

formal verse

b)

free verse

c)

narrative poetry

d)

lyric poetry

5.

A type of poetry that gives a verbal representation, in verse, of a sequence of connected events, it propels characters through a plot.

a)

formal verse

b)

stanzas

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

free verse

6.

A set pattern of rhyme. It is identified by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each line.

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

lyric poem

c)

free verse

d)

narrative poem

7.

The literal definition of a word.

a)

denotation

b)

tone

c)

connotations

8.

The emotional associations of a word.

a)

connotations

b)

tone

c)

denotation

9.

The poet's emotional attitude towards his or her subject.

a)

tone

b)

connotations

c)

denotations

10.

words that end in the same vowel & consonant sounds

a)

exact rhyme

b)

slant rhyme

c)

consonance

d)

assonance

11.

the repetition of final consonant sounds in words with different vowel sounds

a)

consonance

b)

slant rhyme

c)

assonance

d)

onomatopoeia

12.

the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants.

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

slant rhyme

13.

the use of words that imitate sounds

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

slant rhyme