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Essential Poetry Vocabulary Recap (Take 2)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Words or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of senses; it is visually descriptive.

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

imagery

2.

The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words.

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

syllable

3.

My house was hot as 10,000 suns!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

4.

The use of words that imitate sound (ex. zip, buzz, tick-tock)

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

pattern of verse

c)

meter

5.

The repetition of initial consonant sound of two or more adjacent words or stressed syllables.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

consonance

6.

The ....... ....... are in the middle aisle next to the vegetables.

a)

boxed fish

b)

frozen fish

c)

large fish

d)

pre-cooked fish

7.

A comparison between two unlike items using a specific comparison word such as like or as.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

8.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
9.

I could sleep for an hour.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

10.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
11.
How many examples of similes are in this passage?
Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle. All 6 of the family members were packed into the car like sardines. Jennie felt like the car was as cramped as a coffin! The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time. 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
12.
The toddler was running around as busy as a bee. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
13.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

14.

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?

a)

The sun

b)

The desert

c)

The people walking

15.

Select the vowel used in the following example of assonance.

We seemed to be the last team to cross the stream.

a)

a

b)

e

c)

o

d)

u

16.
A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a line of space 
a)
stanza
b)
verse
c)
refrain
d)
couplet
17.

Select the vowel used in the following example of assonance.

The tame dog ran down the lane.

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

o

18.
the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or song 
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme scheme 
c)
end rhyme
d)
internal rhyme 
19.

True or False: Rhyming words sound the same AND look the same at the end.

a)

True, they look AND sound the same.

b)

False, they look the same, but they sound different.

c)

False, they sound the same, but they can look different.

20.
poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure
a)
free verse 
b)
ode
c)
haiku
d)
prose
21.
rhymes within lines of poetry
a)
rhyme
b)
complete rhyme
c)
internal rhyme 
d)
end rhyme
22.

Select the vowel used in the following example of assonance.

Pass the bowl of peas please!

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

o

23.
Your soul will follow.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
24.
The sleeping geese recline their heads.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
25.
Among the apples the children frolicked.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
26.
The plums are proud and round.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
27.
"The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls. . ."
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
28.
It bent in a slant against the weight.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
29.
What is alliteration?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
30.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
31.
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
stanza
32.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
33.
Why might alliteration be used?
a)
it sounds fun
b)
it makes the content memorable
c)
it plays to the brain's natural pattern-seeking strengths
d)
all of the above
34.
Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
35.
Slippery, smooth silk slipped through Sarah's slender fingers
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Tim sure gets sick often
36.
What is the difference between repetition and alliteration?
a)
alliteration is repeated words; repetition is sounds
b)
repetition is repeated words, alliteration is sounds
c)
One starts with an r, one starts with an a.
d)
If every poem you write is "que sera, sera," it doesn't matter.
37.
A blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school.
a)
consonance
b)
assonance
c)
imagery
d)
creepy
38.
Moo
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
imagery
39.

I row a golden boat.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

40.

The cat in the hat swung the bat.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

41.

Crazy Daisy was quite lazy.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

42.

She had a lollypop in her pocket.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

43.
What is the most logical line to complete the poem?
Mary had a little poodle
All day long she ate a __________
a)
noodle
b)
lamb
c)
no clue
d)
llama
44.
Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
staza
d)
stan
45.
What is rhyme scheme?
a)
I don't know. 
b)
Don't care. 
c)
Don't like poetry.
d)
The pattern of the rhyme in a poem. 
46.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
AA BB CC
b)
A B A B
c)
AA BB AA
d)
A B C B
47.
words usually at the ends of lines of poems that sound the same
a)
rhythm
b)
meter
c)
refrian
d)
rhyme
48.

The message the poet wants the poem to have for the reader.

a)

Symbol

b)

Theme

c)

Repetition

d)

Tone

49.

Rhyme that happens within the line of poetry.

a)

Internal Rhyme

b)

End Rhyme

c)

Rhyme

d)

Lyric Poetry

50.

Which of these would be considered a poem?

a)

A paragraph from a novel.

b)

Song lyrics.

c)

A conversation between two people.

d)

Any sentence.

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