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WorksheetsPoetry Study Guide
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The repeated use of a word, phrase, line or stanza in a poem.
mood
repetition
rhyme
tone
The emotions and feelings the poem arouses in the reader.
structure
octave
refrain
mood
The pattern of correspondence of the sounds of each line of a stanza or poem.
tone
theme
rhyme
couplet
The sound pattern of the poem.
mood
rhythm
rhyme
repetition
The overall organization of the lines.
structure
tone
stanza
refrain
The main message or central idea of a poem.
quatrain
couplet
mood
theme
The poet's feeling (attitude) toward the subject of the poem.
mood
theme
tone
structure
A poem or a stanza with 8 lines that rhyme in some way.
stanza
couplet
octave
simile
a grouped set of writing in a poem
stanza
mood
tone
quatrain
A pair of 2 lines in a poem where the ending word in each line rhymes.
octave
rhyme
rhythm
couplet
A line of a poem that is repeated.
refrain
couplet
octave
quatrain
A poem or a stanza with 4 lines that rhyme in some way.
stanza
octave
quatrain
refrain
When you compare two unlike things using like or as.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
refrain
When you compare two unlike things NOT using like or as.
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
The repeated use of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words that are near each other.
allusion
alliteration
metaphor
simile
A brief reference to a biblical, historical, literary, or mythological person, place, thing or idea.
alliteration
allusion
mood
onomatopoeia
A deliberate use of exaggeration for effect or to emphasize a point.
hyperbole
personification
allusion
alliteration
The use of words to create a vivid mental picture or physical sensation.
hyperbole
allusion
simile
imagery
A word that sounds like its meaning or mimics a sound.
alliteration
allusion
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
The use of a symbol (words, objects, or actions) to represent something other than itself.
symbolism
onomatopoeia
allusion
alliteration
What point of view is it when the poet uses the pronouns I and me?
third person limited
first person
third person omniscient
second person
