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Poetic Devices & Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

the repetition of the same vowel sounds among words

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

the repetition of the same consonant sounds among words (not limited to initial sounds)

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

words whose sounds imitate their meaning

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

words whose final syllables have the exact same sound

a)

complete rhyme

b)

partial rhyme

c)

internal rhyme

d)

end rhyme

6.

words whose final syllables almost rhyme

a)

complete rhyme

b)

partial rhyme

c)

internal rhyme

d)

end rhyme

7.

rhymes within lines

a)

complete rhyme

b)

partial rhyme

c)

internal rhyme

d)

end rhyme

8.

rhymes at the ends of lines

a)

complete rhyme

b)

partial rhyme

c)

internal rhyme

d)

end rhyme

9.

a group of lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph in prose

a)

verse

b)

stanza

c)

refrain

d)

repetition

10.

when a line of poetry does not end with punctuation mark and spills to the next line

a)

repetition

b)

stanza

c)

line break

d)

enjambment

11.

spaces between stanzas in a poem

a)

verse

b)

refrain

c)

line break

d)

enjambment

12.

line(s) of a poem; could refer to a single line, a stanza, or the whole poem

a)

verse

b)

refrain

c)

repetition

d)

enjambment

13.

phrases or lines of poetry repeated in the poem

a)

refrain

b)

enjambment

c)

verse

d)

stanza

14.

repeated words, phrases, images, or structures

a)

repetition

b)

verse

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

15.

a poem that expresses emotions or paints a picture

a)

lyrical poem

b)

narrative poem

c)

epic

d)

ballad

16.

a poem that tells a story

a)

limerick

b)

narrative poem

c)

sonnet

d)

story poem

17.

5-line poem with rhyme scheme AABBA

a)

limerick

b)

sonnet

c)

ballad

d)

haiku

18.

poem with structured 14 lines

a)

sonnet

b)

ballad

c)

epic

d)

limerick

19.

a long narrative poem that follows the adventures of a single hero

a)

epic

b)

saga

c)

heroic poem

d)

myth

20.

a narrative poem, often set to music or a dance

a)

lyrical poem

b)

ballad

c)

limerick

d)

ode