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WorksheetsPoetry Vocabulary
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 24mins
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
scheme
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point
rhyme
repetition
stanza
alliteration
comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
metaphor
simile
alliteration
stanza
On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...
alliteration
personification
rhyme
stanza
Several lines grouped together in a poem
line
stanza
poetry
repetition
Type of poetry that is meant to be performed
slam poetry
free verse poetry
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses
repetition
simile
metaphor
imagery
What is an acrostic poem?
a poem in which words are spelled out through the first letter of each line.
a poem that is as much as a piece of visual art made with words as it is a work of poetry.
a fourteen-line poem written in one stanza, traditionally in iambic pentameter and it must have a formal rhyme scheme.
a lyric poem that praises or celebrates on event, person, or a thing.
How to analyze the rhyme scheme of a poem?
Look to the last sound in each line.
Look to the first sound in each line.
Look for the same word in each line.
Look at your friend's answer.
Drag & drop the correct options to complete the definition.
Theme: the (a) or (b) that an author expresses in a poem about the subject.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of a letter in a line
the repetition of only vowel sounds
the repetition of a letter sound in a line
the repetition of words at the end of a poem
What is consonance?
The repetition of any letter sound in a line
The repetition of words or phrases in a poem
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line
What is assonance?
The repetition of any letter sounds in a line
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line
the repetition of a word or phrase
Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite
consonance
alliteration
assonance
metaphor
Cassy happily whacked apples to Adam
onomatopoeia
consonance
assonance
imagery
Snivelling, snotty Snape slunk into the slimy dungeons.
onomatopoeia
consonance
assonance
imagery
Great, gregarious Gary from Gryffindor likes grapes.
onomatopoeia
consonance
assonance
alliteration
Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes
alliteration
assonance
consonance
imagery
A tall tree could fall hard, even with no ear near.
alliteration
assonance
consonance
simile
Darcy daringly dove down the deep ditch.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
When you wish upon a star,
makes no difference who you are,
anything you heart desires will come to you
BAC
AAA
ABA
AAB
How do you tell a poem's rhyme scheme?
The rhythm of a poem.
Rhymes occurring inside the lines of a poem.
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem (marked with the alphabet)
The "paragraph" of a poem.
