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Poetry Glossary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a form of literature that that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language

a)

novel

b)

tale

c)

poetry

d)

essay

2.

the central idea or message of a poem

a)

mode

b)

tone

c)

title

d)

theme

3.

a group of lines in a poem that form a unity

a)

paragraph

b)

stanza

c)

analysis

d)

climax

4.

repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

a)

symbol

b)

theme

c)

repetition

d)

speaker

5.

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas, originally meant to be sung and trasmitted orally

a)

ballad poem

b)

lyric poem

c)

elegy poem

d)

pastoral poem

6.

repetition of sounds at the end of words, Identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of lines of a poem.

a)

rhyme

b)

verse

c)

stanza

d)

metaphor

7.

the sequence of events in a literary work

a)

climax

b)

tone

c)

plot

d)

speaker

8.

poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats

a)

couplet

b)

personification

c)

quatrain

d)

free verse

9.

poem that tells a story

a)

epic poem

b)

narrative poem

c)

lyric poem

d)

pastoral poem

10.

the most intense, exciting, or important point of a poem

a)

plot

b)

climax

c)

analysis

d)

rhythm