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Introduction to Poetry

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

2.

The central idea that adds insight to a work of literature is

(a)  

3.

(a)   is the dictionary definition of a word.

4.

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning is called (a)   .

5.

(a)   is a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

6.

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader is called (a)   .

7.

A (a)   is an author of a poem.

8.

A speaker

(a)  

9.

Form is the word for

(a)  

10.

A group of words together on one line of a poem is

(a)  

11.

A group of lines in a poem is called a

(a)  

12.

Words that sound alike do this:

(a)  

13.

A word at the end of one line that rhyme with a word at the end of another line is called

(a)  

14.

Internal rhyme occurs when

(a)  

15.

Free verse is

(a)  

16.

A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings is called a

(a)  

17.

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry is called

(a)  

18.

Buzz, hiss, and slap are examples of

(a)  

19.

A regularly repeated lone or group of lines in a poem is a

(a)  

20.

(a)   is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

21.

(a)   is the repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

22.

The repetition of vowel sounds is called

(a)  

23.

Allusion is

(a)  

24.

A description that appeals to the senses is called

(a)