WorksheetsPoetry Terms Quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 20mins
A row of texts within a poem
Line or Verse
Verse
Line
All of these
A distinct numbered group of lines within a poem
verse
stanza
line
meter
The overall beat, pace, and tempo patterns of the poem
Meter
Rhyme
Rhythm
Line
The correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words, often used in poetry
Ryhthm
Rhyme
Meter
Intonnation
The person whose point of view the poem is told from.
Speaker
Author
Narrator
Point of View
The stressed and unstressed beats within a poem
Rhyme
Meter
Rhythm
Meteor
A line or verse (or group of lines) that is repeated at intervals throughout a poem
Meter
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Meter
Comparing two things without the use of “like” or “as”
Simile
Rhyme
Meter
Metaphor
Assigning human-like characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
Personification
Irony
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
An extreme exaggeration that is not to be taken literally
Onomatopeia
Hyperbole
Tone
Simile
A word that describes a sound
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Onomatopoeia
Meter
The attitude of a writer towards a subject, character, or audience
Rhyme
Tone
Intonation
Simile
The way a reader uses changing voice pitch while reciting a poem
Tone
Voice
Inflection
Intonation
The repetition of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of or within adjacent words
Onomatopeia
Rhythm
Alliteration
Intonation
(Similar to a sentence in an essay)
Line or Verse
Verse
Line
All of these
(Similar to a paragraph in an essay)
verse
stanza
line
meter
(Similar to the repeated sounds in a song)
Meter
Rhyme
Rhythm
Line
Nine/Align
Through/Undo
are examples of:
Ryhthm
Rhyme
Meter
Intonnation
"I have seen the highest mountains as well as the lowest valleys", he said.
is an example of:
Speaker
Author
Narrator
Point of View
(Note: stressed beats tend to be longer while unstressed beats are shorter) is a note from:
Rhyme
Meter
Rhythm
Meteor
(Similar to the chorus in a song)
Meter
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
(She is pretty like a bird. He is as smart as cold as ice)
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Meter
(He is a shining star)
Simile
Rhyme
Meter
Metaphor
(The rock cried out in fear. Her chair squealed in agony.)
Personification
Irony
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
(I ran away as fast as a sports car. I am so hungry I could eat a
cow.)
Onomatopeia
Hyperbole
Tone
Metaphor
(BAM! Splat. SHHHHHH!)
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Onomatopoeia
Meter
"The author spoke with great distrust towards the characters" is an example of:
Rhyme
Tone
Intonation
Simile
(This helps to convey the overall mood and tone of a poem)
Tone
Voice
Inflection
Intonation
(Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore)
Onomatopeia
Rhythm
Alliteration
Intonation
Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:
Tone
Toan
Town
Toin
Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:
Intonnation
Intonation
Intoneation
Inntonation
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Rerfraim
Refraine
Refrain
Refrane
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Hyperbole
Hiperbole
Hyperbowl
Hiperbole
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Simily
Similar
Simile
Smile
Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:
Rime
Rhyne
Rhyme
Rhime
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Rhytm
Rhythim
Rhythym
Rhythm
Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:
Onomatopoeia
Onomotopeia
Oomatopia
Onmonopeia
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Aliteration
Alteration
Alliteration
Alliteratiun
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Metafour
Metphor
Metafore
Metaphor
Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:
Speaker
Speeker
Speker
Speakir
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Personafication
Personfication
Personification
Pursonification
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Meteor
Meter
Meeter
Metore
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Lie
Lyne
Lime
Line
Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:
Staza
Stanza
Standza
Stannza
