WorksheetsPOETRY TERM SET 1 - Poem Elements
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 32mins
What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem called?
rhyme scheme
rhythm
refrain
rhyme
Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?
stanza
lines
How is poetry written? (structure)
Sentences & paragraphs
Sentences
Lines & paragraphs
Lines & stanzas
The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
internal rhyme
meter
rhyme scheme
plot
What are the red letters an example of?
The people along the sand (A)
All turn and look one way. (B)
They turn their back on the land. (A)
They look at the sea all day. (B)
As long as it takes to pass (C)
A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)
The wetter ground like glass (D)
Reflects a standing gull. (D)
Rhythm
Rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Alliteration
Does poetry have to rhyme?
Yes!
No!
stanza
a group of words or a phrase in a poem
a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in poetry
a pattern of rhyme in a poem
repeating words, phrases, or lines for emphasis
the voice talking to the reader in a poem
speaker
character
author
poet
The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem or poetic work
stress
meter
foot
caesura
enjambment
The metrical unit, consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables, by which a line of poetry is measured.
stress
meter
foot
caesura
enjambment
(The mouse in the house woke the cat.)
To ask if there’s some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
That ever I was born to set it right!
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
What is a persona in poetry?
The main building block of a poem.
The creative use of words to create an impression, a feeling, or put an idea in a reader’s mind by involving and triggering their imaginative sense.
An invented perspective that an author uses which point of view’s might be entirely different than their own.
The use of words in a different way and wording in order to make a text express a complicated meaning.
Based on statements below, which is NOT TRUE about persona?
Authors use persona to express ideas, beliefs, and voices they are not able to express freely.
The persona of a poem strictly represents the poets themselves.
Persona can be written in three different points of view which are first person (I), second person (you), or third person (he or she).
Poets use persona to communicate to their audiences who they are.
Poetry is...
writing that is musical and artistic in nature
writing that expresses feelings
a style of writing with few rules
all of the above
What is the definition of "persona"?
a role or character adopted by an author or an actor
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie
a conversation between two characters
Which two are correct about the definition of "tone"?
the poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, and subject matter, as interpreted by the reader.
the way the reader feels when reading a poem (i.e.: romantic, realistic, optimistic, pessimistic, gloomy, mournful, sorrowful)
the topic or subject of a poem
What is the definition of "rhythm"?
a strong, repeated pattern of movement or sound
when two words have the same ending
the poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, and subject matter
What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem called?
rhyme scheme
rhythm
refrain
rhyme
Poetry that does not have a set rhyming pattern.
patterned
free verse
rhymed
humorous
Iambic pentameter lines rhymed in pairs
heroic couplet
tragic flaw
monologue
soliloquy
If two words ALMOST rhyme, it is called __________.
close rhyme
near rhyme
almost rhyme
next rhyme
A stanza with 7 lines is called...
Septet
Octave
Cinquain
Couplet
A stanza with 8 lines is called...
Septet
Quatrain
Tercet
Octave
A stanza with two lines is called...
Septet
Sestet
Tercet
Couplet
