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Poetry Vocabulary Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One row of text in a poem is called a

a)

sentence

b)

line

c)

blurb

d)

stanza

2.

A group of lines in a poem is called a

a)

poem

b)

line

c)

paragraph

d)

stanza

3.

A rhythm in a repeated pattern of

a)

letters

b)

words

c)

sounds

d)

hits

4.

A rhythm that regularly repeats in a poem is called

a)

rhythm

b)

meter

c)

rhyme

d)

sounds

5.

A part of a word that contains a single vowel sounds is a

a)

syllable

b)

letter

c)

stanza

d)

rhyme

6.

Two words with opposite meanings are called

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

reverses

d)

limericks

7.

Two words with the same or very similar meanings are called

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

adjectives

d)

syllables

8.

Words that modify or describe nouns are called

a)

verbs

b)

super nouns

c)

syllables

d)

adjectives

9.

A person, place, thing, or idea is called a

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

10.

Limerick, acrostic, and diamante are all examples of _______ of poetry.

a)

stanzas

b)

syllables

c)

rhythms

d)

forms

11.

The rhyming patterns of a poem are called the

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

rhythm scheme

c)

stanza

d)

adjectives

12.

A seven line poem that compares or contrasts two nouns is called a

a)

limerick

b)

acrostic

c)

bio poem

d)

diamante

13.

A five line poem with an a,a,b,b,a, rhyme scheme is called a

a)

limerick

b)

acrostic

c)

bio poem

d)

diamante

14.

A form of poetry where certain letters in a line, usually the first letters, spell out a word

a)

limerick

b)

acrostic

c)

bio poem

d)

diamante

15.

A poem that tells a short biography of a person's life

a)

limerick

b)

acrostic

c)

bio poem

d)

diamante