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Poetry Terms Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A row of texts within a poem

a)

Line or Verse

b)

Verse

c)

Line

d)

All of these

2.

A distinct numbered group of lines within a poem

a)

verse

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

meter

3.

The overall beat, pace, and tempo patterns of the poem

a)

Meter

b)

Rhyme

c)

Rhythm

d)

Line

4.

The correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words, often used in poetry

a)

Ryhthm

b)

Rhyme

c)

Meter

d)

Intonnation

5.

The person whose point of view the poem is told from.

a)

Speaker

b)

Author

c)

Narrator

d)

Point of View

6.

The stressed and unstressed beats within a poem

a)

Rhyme

b)

Meter

c)

Rhythm

d)

Meteor

7.

A line or verse (or group of lines) that is repeated at intervals throughout a poem

a)

Meter

b)

Verse

c)

Refrain

d)

Chorus

8.

Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Meter

9.

Comparing two things without the use of “like” or “as”

a)

Simile

b)

Rhyme

c)

Meter

d)

Metaphor

10.

Assigning human-like characteristics to animals or inanimate objects

a)

Personification

b)

Irony

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

11.

An extreme exaggeration that is not to be taken literally

a)

Onomatopeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Tone

d)

Simile

12.

A word that describes a sound

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Meter

13.

The attitude of a writer towards a subject, character, or audience

a)

Rhyme

b)

Tone

c)

Intonation

d)

Simile

14.

The way a reader uses changing voice pitch while reciting a poem

a)

Tone

b)

Voice

c)

Inflection

d)

Intonation

15.

The repetition of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of or within adjacent words

a)

Onomatopeia

b)

Rhythm

c)

Alliteration

d)

Intonation

16.

(Similar to a sentence in an essay)

a)

Line or Verse

b)

Verse

c)

Line

d)

All of these

17.

(Similar to a paragraph in an essay)

a)

verse

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

meter

18.

(Similar to the repeated sounds in a song)

a)

Meter

b)

Rhyme

c)

Rhythm

d)

Line

19.

Nine/Align

Through/Undo


are examples of:

a)

Ryhthm

b)

Rhyme

c)

Meter

d)

Intonnation

20.

"I have seen the highest mountains as well as the lowest valleys", he said.


is an example of:

a)

Speaker

b)

Author

c)

Narrator

d)

Point of View

21.

(Note: stressed beats tend to be longer while unstressed beats are shorter) is a note from:

a)

Rhyme

b)

Meter

c)

Rhythm

d)

Meteor

22.

(Similar to the chorus in a song)

a)

Meter

b)

Verse

c)

Refrain

d)

Chorus

23.

(She is pretty like a bird. He is as smart as cold as ice)

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Meter

24.

(He is a shining star)

a)

Simile

b)

Rhyme

c)

Meter

d)

Metaphor

25.

(The rock cried out in fear. Her chair squealed in agony.)

a)

Personification

b)

Irony

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

26.

(I ran away as fast as a sports car. I am so hungry I could eat a

cow.)

a)

Onomatopeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Tone

d)

Metaphor

27.

(BAM! Splat. SHHHHHH!)

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Meter

28.

"The author spoke with great distrust towards the characters" is an example of:

a)

Rhyme

b)

Tone

c)

Intonation

d)

Simile

29.

(This helps to convey the overall mood and tone of a poem)

a)

Tone

b)

Voice

c)

Inflection

d)

Intonation

30.

(Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore)

a)

Onomatopeia

b)

Rhythm

c)

Alliteration

d)

Intonation

31.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Tone

b)

Toan

c)

Town

d)

Toin

32.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Intonnation

b)

Intonation

c)

Intoneation

d)

Inntonation

33.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Rerfraim

b)

Refraine

c)

Refrain

d)

Refrane

34.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Hiperbole

c)

Hyperbowl

d)

Hiperbole

35.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Simily

b)

Similar

c)

Simile

d)

Smile

36.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Rime

b)

Rhyne

c)

Rhyme

d)

Rhime

37.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Rhytm

b)

Rhythim

c)

Rhythym

d)

Rhythm

38.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Onomotopeia

c)

Oomatopia

d)

Onmonopeia

39.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Aliteration

b)

Alteration

c)

Alliteration

d)

Alliteratiun

40.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Metafour

b)

Metphor

c)

Metafore

d)

Metaphor

41.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Speaker

b)

Speeker

c)

Speker

d)

Speakir

42.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Personafication

b)

Personfication

c)

Personification

d)

Pursonification

43.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Meteor

b)

Meter

c)

Meeter

d)

Metore

44.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Lie

b)

Lyne

c)

Lime

d)

Line

45.

Select the correctly spelled Poetry term:

a)

Staza

b)

Stanza

c)

Standza

d)

Stannza