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Elements of Poetry Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poetry can tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Where each line of texts ends

a)

line break

b)

stanza

3.

A group of lines within a poem

a)

line break

b)

stanza

4.

Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas

a)

alliteration

b)

rhythm

c)

imagery

d)

rhyming words

5.

A pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

a)

alliteration

b)

rhythm

c)

imagery

d)

rhyming words

6.

Words that create images that appeal to the senses

a)

alliteration

b)

rhythm

c)

imagery

d)

rhyming words

7.

The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

a)

alliteration

b)

rhythm

c)

imagery

d)

rhyming words

8.

Lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

repetition

d)

rhyming words

9.

What type of figurative language:

I'm happy as a clam.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

10.

What type of figurative language:

BOOM! POP! Ring! Crack!

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

11.

What type of figurative language:

The moon follows me when I walk at night.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

12.

What type of figurative language:

Sally sent Susan some samples of soup.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration