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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What type of poem is this:
"A piece of writing in which a particular set of letters—typically the first letter of each line, word, or paragraph—spells out a word or phrase. "
Ballad
Haiku
Acrostic
Free verse
Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:
"When the sound made by SAYING the word imitates the sound the word describes."
Imagery
Metaphor
Rhyme
Onomatopoiea
Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!)
Alliteration is:
The repeating of VOWEL sounds
The repeating of letters/sounds
Repetition happens at the start
of words
Repetition happens in the middle
of words
What type of poem is this:
"A form of Japanese poetry made of short, unrhymed lines that create natural imagery. "
Ballad
Haiku
Acrostic
Free verse
Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:
"Using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things."
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!).
Assonance is:
The repeating of VOWEL sounds
The repeating of CONSONANT
sounds
Repetition happens at the start
of words
Repetition happens in the middle
of words
What type of poem is this:
"A five-lined poem that has one word in line 1, two words in line 2, three words in line 3, a short sentence in line 4, and one word in line 5. "
Haiku
Cinquain
Ballad
Free verse
Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:
"Comparing 2 unlike things by saying that one thing IS another."
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!).
Rhyme is:
When lines of poetry have the same number
of syllables
When the words at the end of lines have
matching sounds
Described in 'meter'
Described using letters to find the pattern,
e.g. A-B-A-B
Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the term below:
"Description that engages the senses (such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch)."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Imagery
