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WorksheetsVocab Quiz: "It Could Be Verse: Poetry Parlance"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Define alliteration
The process of becoming literate
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
Use of the same vowel sound in a set of subsequent words
The process of altering words to help them "flow"
Define ambiguity
Easily understandable; clear
Clearly larger than another similar object
An expression laced with bigotry (intolerance/prejudice)
Unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Define assonance
Behaving rudely and with disrespect
When a person sits on ants
The repetition of similar vowels in successive words
The phenomenon of extreme ignorance attributed to a highly educated individual
Define couplet
A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
A romantic partnership between two young people
Limited to and no fewer than two items
Small, electric, eco-friendly automobiles
Define diction
The manner in which something is expressed in words
Words derived from previously established terms in a dictionary
The volume of which one prefers to listen to music or poetry
The manner of speaking attributed to most detectives
Define elegy
Poetry that is written with attention to grace and sophistication
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
A poem that serves to celebrate the legacy of an important individual
A work of poetry that has been banned and is even considered illegal to read
Define enjambment
Wood jammed into cement to create sturdy poles that will support a large building
The act of forcing two words together to create a new, previously unknown word
A type of motion intended to trap a person in a lie or misrepresentation
Continuation from one line of verse into the next line
Define epic
An experience that is exceptionally enjoyable
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A piece of writing that is clearly superior to other writing belonging to the same genre
A very large quantity of something
Define haiku
An epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
A style of writing of Japanese tradition relating to nature
A type of poem intended to greet those visiting from another country
Verse that typically describes the bond of unity between Japanese family members
Define irony
An object or thing that possesses one or more qualities of iron
A term to describe something that is unusually strong or unbreakable
Incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
A necessary action that seems impossible to complete
Define limerick
A humorous rhymed verse form of five lines
A line of poetry that contains the punch line of a joke for comedic relief
A poem that is traditionally read at memorial services that pays homage to the dead
A segment of a poem that is not meant to be taken literally, especially because it could be offensive
Define lyric
A line of verse found in a song
The poetic nature of words that flow together
Of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
The first line of a poem which introduces the poet's main idea
Define meter
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
A distance of 3 feet
A poem that consists of 3 lines
A pattern of rhyming that is required when composing Shakespearean sonnets
Define muse
A person or living thing that is considered amusing
What a kitten does when it wants to be fed
A type of romantic emotion that has inspired poets for centuries
The source of an artist's inspiration
Define ode
A lyric poem with complex stanza forms
A simple poem that usually describes the experiences of farming
A metaphorical verse that symbolizes something odious (repulsive)
An excerpt (segment) of a poem that is hotly debated by scholars and theorists
Define onomatopoeia
A nonsense word used to express the urgency to accomplish something, but with humor
Using words that imitate sound they denote
Spirits of family members or close friends who have passed away
A nonsense word used in poetry to represent terms or ideas that could be offensive to the reader
Define sonnet
A verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
A poem written in honor of a son
The type of verse that is shortest in length and rhymes sporadically
A verse form of 1-5 stanzas and rhymes in a pattern determined by the poet
Define stanza
The continuation of a specific topic throughout a poem
The transference of an idea from one line to the next within a verse
A shift in tone or thought
A fixed number of lines of verse forming unit of a poem
Define symbolism
The occurrence of certain percussive instruments throughout a piece of orchestra music
The presence of symbols in a work of literature
The practice of investing (attributing) things with arbitrary (unclear) meaning
The unexpected plot twist in a storyline
Define verse
Part of a song that is positioned before and after the chorus lines
A piece of poetry
A segment of Scripture in the Bible which is typically numbered for the reader's reference
Another term for a paragraph or stanza
