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Poetic Terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rhyme scheme

a)

two words rhyme

b)

the pattern of how words in a poem rhyme, including approximate rhymes

c)

must be exact rhymes

2.

Stanza:

a)

The title of the poem

b)

The subject of the poem

c)

A group of lines in a poem

d)

How many lines there are in the poem

3.

Repetition:

a)

A word is repeated in a line/stanza

b)

The first letter of a word is repeated

c)

A vowel sound in the middle of words is repeated

d)

The ends of multiple words have the same sound

4.

Assonance:

a)

A vowel sound is repeated

b)

A consonant sound is repeated

c)

The initial sound of a word is repeated

d)

A word is repeated in a line/stanza

5.

To infer means to:

a)

to draw your own conclusion about something

b)

to say no

c)

to say yes

d)

to be a critic

6.
Alliteration
a)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
b)
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
c)
A word that sounds like what it means.
d)
A single line of poetry.
7.
Enjambment
a)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
b)
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
c)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
d)
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
8.
Metaphor
a)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
b)
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
c)
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.
d)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
9.
Simile
a)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
b)
A single line of poetry.
c)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
d)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
10.
Stanza
a)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
b)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
c)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
d)
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
11.
Theme
a)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
b)
A word that sounds like what it means
c)
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
d)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
12.
Onomatopoeia
a)
A word that sounds like what it means.
b)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
c)
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text
d)
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
13.

a type of figurative language in which an animal, thing, force of nature, or idea is described as if it were human or given human characteristics

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

sonnet

14.

deliberate exaggeration made for effect

a)

hyperbole

b)

extended metaphor

c)

paraphrase

d)

enjambment

15.
An example of this is: “My heart’s a stereo.”
a)
metaphor
b)
ballad
c)
simile
d)
theme
16.
something repeated
a)
rhyme scheme 
b)
repetition
c)
meter
d)
stanza
17.

The repeated use of an s or s sound (clue: creates an almost hissing sound)

a)

Personification

b)

Anaphora

c)

Sibilance

d)

Caesura

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