Worksheets7th Poetry Terms Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
If a phrase, word, or sound are used more than once in a poem
consonance
assonance
rhyme
repetition
The repetition of the same sounds at the end of a word
rhyme
repetition
assonance
consonance
When a writer imitates a sound in their writing by spelling it out
onomatopoeia
alliteration
consonance
assonance
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word
onomatopoeia
consonance
assonance
alliteration
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace
I love thee to the level of every days
The underlined words are examples of which sound device?
consonance
assonance
alliteration
rhyme
The repetition of a vowel sounds within a word such as Minnesota and finish
consonance
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
"sentences" in poetry
stanza
line
meter
imagery
Giving human qualities and abilities to an object or idea
simile
idiom
metaphor
personification
Using like or as to compare two unlike things in an effort to describe something
simile
idiom
metaphor
personification
Comparing two things that are not alike in order to create a better picture for the reader (without using like or as)
simile
idiom
metaphor
personification
An play on words; a double word meaning
simile
idiom
metaphor
personification
"paragraphs" in poetry; a collection of lines
meter
stanza
line
narrative
3-line Japanese verse; 5-7-5 pattern
Narrative
Haiku
Free verse
Lyric
expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single person; usually musical
narrative
lyric
ballad
limerick
Shaped to look like their subjects; lines create a picture on the page
free verse
narrative
concrete
limerick
Pairs of rhyming lines; same meter and length
lyric
ballad
limerick
rhyming couplets
Songlike poems that tell a story; usually involve adventure and romance
free verse
lyric
ballad
limerick
A poem that tells a story in a verse; similar to short stories (plots and characters)
narrative
haiku
free verse
rhyming couplets
A poem with a lack of strict structure; no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length or stanza pattern
narrative
free verse
ballad
lyric
A humorous, rhyming, 5-line poem with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme
haiku
concrete
limerick
rhyming couplets
"The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle." is an example of which figurative language?
simile
metaphor
idiom
personification
"When Carly eats spaghetti, sauce slurping and smacking around her mouth. She scrapes the toast against her plate, crunching, grinding every mouthful." is an example of which sound device?
onomatopoeia
assonance
alliteration
consonance
"Fire flamed ferociously throughout the farmer's field." is an example of which sound device?
alliteration
consonance
assonance
onomatopoeia
Rhythmical pattern in a poem
rhythm
meter
stanza
symbol
The repetition of vowel sounds, like the ones in "Hear the mellow wedding bells! From the molten, golden notes!" is an example of which sound device?
alliteration
assonance
consonance
rhyme
