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Poetry Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a grouping of lines similar to a paragraph called in poetry?

a)

stanza

b)

verse

c)

paragraph

d)

lyric

2.

What is a verse in poetry?

a)

an entire poem

b)

one line of a poem

c)

the ending of a poem

d)

the title

3.

Which is an example of a rhyme?

a)

knock, knock, knock

b)

mouse, house

c)

boat, bat

d)

man, mean

4.

What is it called when words or lines of a poem are repeated?

a)

metaphor

b)

song

c)

repetition

d)

rhyme

5.

What are the spaces between a stanza called?

a)

indent

b)

gap

c)

stanza break

d)

poem pause

6.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

1

b)

12

c)

2

d)

3

7.

What is poetry?

a)

A form of writing that follows patterns to express feelings and emotions.

b)

A form of writing that only rhymes.

c)

A from of writing that does not express feelings and emotion.

d)

A form of writing songs.

8.

What is highlighted in this poem?

a)

stanza

b)

verse

c)

paragraph

d)

stanza break

9.

What is highlighted in this poem?

a)

verse

b)

line

c)

stanza

d)

stanza break

10.

What type of poem is this an example of?

a)

sonnet

b)

haiku

c)

ballad

d)

acrostic