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Poetry Terminology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of lines in a poem

a)

rhyme pattern

b)

stanza

c)

speaker

d)

meter

2.

an exaggeration

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

idiom

3.

Which is NOT a feature of poetry?

a)

condensed language

b)

intense feelings

c)

rhyme, rhythm, and/or meter

d)

paragraphing

4.

The person talking in a poem is called

a)

the speaker

b)

the narrator

c)

the protagonist

d)

the antagonist

5.

The writer's attitude towards the topic

a)

mood

b)

character perspective

c)

narration

d)

tone

6.

the feeling created in the reader

a)

mood

b)

perspective

c)

suspense

d)

tone

7.

a reference to a famous individual or event to create context

a)

allusion

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

8.

a stated comparison

a)

allusion

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

9.

a comparison using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

alliteration

10.

The repetition of an initial consonant sound

a)

allusion

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

11.

The main idea or enduring message of a piece

a)

theme

b)

structure

c)

purpose

d)

perspective

12.

Which type of poems line breaks are determined by a syllable count?

a)

haiku

b)

sonnet

c)

limerick

13.

language that appeals to the five sense

a)

imagery

b)

irony

c)

refrain

d)

allusion

14.

giving human traits to an inanimate object

a)

imagery

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

15.

word choice

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

diction

d)

irony

16.

the feeling associated with a word

a)

diction

b)

denotation

c)

connotation

d)

imagery