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WorksheetsPoetry Terms (7th Grade)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
repetition
conjoined contradictory terms
the act of doing or performing again
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
image
correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
a visual representation produced on a surface
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
metaphor
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
personification
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
using words that imitate the sound they denote
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
free verse
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
rhythm
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
symbolism
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
the practice of investing things with arbitrary meaning
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
rhyme
correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
simile
a visual representation produced on a surface
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
oxymoron
using words that imitate the sound they denote
conjoined contradictory terms
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
extravagant exaggeration
line
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
a length without breadth or thickness
a visual representation produced on a surface
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
onomatopoeia
using words that imitate the sound they denote
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
theme
a visual representation produced on a surface
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
idiom
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
a visual representation produced on a surface
expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
hyperbole
conjoined contradictory terms
using words that imitate the sound they denote
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
extravagant exaggeration
stanza
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
couplet
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
