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7th Poetry Terms Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a phrase, word, or sound are used more than once in a poem

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

rhyme

d)

repetition

2.

The repetition of the same sounds at the end of a word

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

assonance

d)

consonance

3.

When a writer imitates a sound in their writing by spelling it out

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

consonance

d)

assonance

4.

The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

alliteration

5.

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?

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

rhyme

6.

The repetition of a vowel sounds within a word such as Minnesota and finish

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

7.

"sentences" in poetry

a)

stanza

b)

line

c)

meter

d)

imagery

8.

Giving human qualities and abilities to an object or idea

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

9.

Using like or as to compare two unlike things in an effort to describe something

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

10.

Comparing two things that are not alike in order to create a better picture for the reader (without using like or as)

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

11.

An play on words; a double word meaning

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

12.

"paragraphs" in poetry; a collection of lines

a)

meter

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

narrative

13.

3-line Japanese verse; 5-7-5 pattern

a)

Narrative

b)

Haiku

c)

Free verse

d)

Lyric

14.

expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single person; usually musical

a)

narrative

b)

lyric

c)

ballad

d)

limerick

15.

Shaped to look like their subjects; lines create a picture on the page

a)

free verse

b)

narrative

c)

concrete

d)

limerick

16.

Pairs of rhyming lines; same meter and length

a)

lyric

b)

ballad

c)

limerick

d)

rhyming couplets

17.

Songlike poems that tell a story; usually involve adventure and romance

a)

free verse

b)

lyric

c)

ballad

d)

limerick

18.

A poem that tells a story in a verse; similar to short stories (plots and characters)

a)

narrative

b)

haiku

c)

free verse

d)

rhyming couplets

19.

A poem with a lack of strict structure; no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length or stanza pattern

a)

narrative

b)

free verse

c)

ballad

d)

lyric

20.

A humorous, rhyming, 5-line poem with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme

a)

haiku

b)

concrete

c)

limerick

d)

rhyming couplets

21.

"The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle." is an example of which figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personification

22.

"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?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

consonance

23.

"Fire flamed ferociously throughout the farmer's field." is an example of which sound device?

a)

alliteration

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

onomatopoeia

24.

Rhythmical pattern in a poem

a)

rhythm

b)

meter

c)

stanza

d)

symbol

25.

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?

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

rhyme