WorksheetsPoetry Vocabulary Terms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
One row of text in a poem is called a
sentence
line
blurb
stanza
A group of lines in a poem is called a
poem
line
paragraph
stanza
A rhythm in a repeated pattern of
letters
words
sounds
hits
A rhythm that regularly repeats in a poem is called
rhythm
meter
rhyme
sounds
A part of a word that contains a single vowel sounds is a
syllable
letter
stanza
rhyme
Two words with opposite meanings are called
synonyms
antonyms
reverses
limericks
Two words with the same or very similar meanings are called
synonyms
antonyms
adjectives
syllables
Words that modify or describe nouns are called
verbs
super nouns
syllables
adjectives
A person, place, thing, or idea is called a
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
Limerick, acrostic, and diamante are all examples of _______ of poetry.
stanzas
syllables
rhythms
forms
The rhyming patterns of a poem are called the
rhyme scheme
rhythm scheme
stanza
adjectives
A seven line poem that compares or contrasts two nouns is called a
limerick
acrostic
bio poem
diamante
A five line poem with an a,a,b,b,a, rhyme scheme is called a
limerick
acrostic
bio poem
diamante
A form of poetry where certain letters in a line, usually the first letters, spell out a word
limerick
acrostic
bio poem
diamante
A poem that tells a short biography of a person's life
limerick
acrostic
bio poem
diamante
