WorksheetsPoetry Terms to Know
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is one main difference between poetry and prose (complete sentences and paragraphs)?
words
teach a theme
form/structure
figurative language
Which of the following is NOT a sound device?
onomatopoeia
consonance
assonance
metaphor
Define Rhyme Scheme
the repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually in stressed syllables at the end of lines, but sometimes with a line.
the rhyming pattern that is created at the end of lines of poetry
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
words that are used to represent particular sounds
A poet refers to the Bible's Garden of Eden. This is an example of...
symbolism
allusion
alliteration
personification
The crUmbling thUnder of seas" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
assonance
consonance
alliteration
The feelings or emotion the author's word choices evoke in the READER is known as...
theme
tone
mood
ethos
When the poets use words that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell, he/she/they are using
simile
metaphor
imagery
personification
True/False: Poems must include rhyme.
True
False
Which of the five senses does following poem excerpt use the most:
They silently inhale
the clover-scented gale,
And the vapors that arise
From the well-watered and smoking soil
?
sight
sound
smell
touch
"Beef" and "Streets" from Tupac's song "Dear Mama" are an example of which sound device?
When I was young me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old kicked me out on the streets
meter
assonance
consonance
alliteration
