WorksheetsPoetry Terms Review #1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the pattern of rhyming words in a poem?
Rhyme Scheme
Structure
Stanza
Line
What is a stanza?
A sentence in a poem
A paragraph of a poem
The entire poem
A type of poem
Rhyming words...
Have the same sound at the beginning of words
Have the same sound at the end of words
Sound the same but are spelled differently
Must be in a poem
What is a line in a poem?
A sentence in a poem
A paragraph of a poem
A joke
A type of poem
Alliteration is...
Repetition
Repetition of end sound
Repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words
Repetition of a beginning consonant sound in two or more words
A simile is...
a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
A extreme exaggeration
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
A metaphor is...
a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
A extreme exaggeration
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
A hyperbole is...
a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
A extreme exaggeration
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
An allusion is...
a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
A extreme exaggeration
reference to a historical, literary, or political person, place, or thing
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
Personification is...
a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
A extreme exaggeration
reference to a historical, literary, or political person, place, or thing
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
"The men hurry about like ants" is an example of (a)
"We are the cork and they are the bottle" is an example of (a) .
"The ghostly gallows grab greedily" is an example of (a)
"I am so exhausted that my exhaustion is struggling" is an example of (a) .
"Fear knocked at the door" is an example of (a)
In poetry spring often represents new life, so one can assume that winter often represents (a) .
"I lost my dog in the midst of fog. / He found his way home, he doesn't like to roam" is an example of (a) .
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel." is an example of (a) .
