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WorksheetsPoetry Terminology
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
A group of lines in a poem
rhyme pattern
stanza
speaker
meter
an exaggeration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
simile
idiom
Which is NOT a feature of poetry?
condensed language
intense feelings
rhyme, rhythm, and/or meter
paragraphing
The person talking in a poem is called
the speaker
the narrator
the protagonist
the antagonist
The writer's attitude towards the topic
mood
character perspective
narration
tone
the feeling created in the reader
mood
perspective
suspense
tone
a reference to a famous individual or event to create context
allusion
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
a stated comparison
allusion
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
a comparison using like or as
simile
metaphor
allusion
alliteration
The repetition of an initial consonant sound
allusion
alliteration
simile
metaphor
The main idea or enduring message of a piece
theme
structure
purpose
perspective
Which type of poems line breaks are determined by a syllable count?
haiku
sonnet
limerick
language that appeals to the five sense
imagery
irony
refrain
allusion
giving human traits to an inanimate object
imagery
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
word choice
connotation
denotation
diction
irony
the feeling associated with a word
diction
denotation
connotation
imagery
