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Poetry Vocabulary

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

2.

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

3.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

4.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

5.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

6.

Type of poetry that is meant to be performed

a)

slam poetry

b)

free verse poetry

7.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

8.

What is an acrostic poem?

a)

a poem in which words are spelled out through the first letter of each line.

b)

a poem that is as much as a piece of visual art made with words as it is a work of poetry.

c)

a fourteen-line poem written in one stanza, traditionally in iambic pentameter and it must have a formal rhyme scheme.

d)

a lyric poem that praises or celebrates on event, person, or a thing.

9.

How to analyze the rhyme scheme of a poem?

a)

Look to the last sound in each line.

b)

Look to the first sound in each line.

c)

Look for the same word in each line.

d)

Look at your friend's answer.

10.

Drag & drop the correct options to complete the definition.

Theme: ​the ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   that an author expresses in a poem about the subject.

Choose from the below words
message
idea
feelings
actions
keyword
11.

What is alliteration?

a)

The repetition of a letter in a line

b)

the repetition of only vowel sounds

c)

the repetition of a letter sound in a line

d)

the repetition of words at the end of a poem

12.

What is consonance?

a)

The repetition of any letter sound in a line

b)

The repetition of words or phrases in a poem

c)

The repetition of vowel sounds in a line

d)

The repetition of consonant sounds in a line

13.

What is assonance?

a)

The repetition of any letter sounds in a line

b)

The repetition of consonant sounds in a line

c)

The repetition of vowel sounds in a line

d)

the repetition of a word or phrase

14.

Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite

a)

consonance

b)

alliteration

c)

assonance

d)

metaphor

15.

Cassy happily whacked apples to Adam

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

imagery

16.

Snivelling, snotty Snape slunk into the slimy dungeons.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

imagery

17.

Great, gregarious Gary from Gryffindor likes grapes.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

alliteration

18.

Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

imagery

19.

A tall tree could fall hard, even with no ear near.

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

simile

20.
All free verse poems rhyme
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Two words that have the same ending sound are called...
a)
rhythm words
b)
repetitive words
c)
rhyming words
d)
stanza words
22.
Poetry that does not follow a specific form and does not have to rhyme is known as __________.
a)
lyrical
b)
free verse
23.
What is this an example of?
a)
Similie
b)
Personification 
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Sensory Language 
24.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Darcy daringly dove down the deep ditch.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
25.
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB
26.

When you wish upon a star,

makes no difference who you are,

anything you heart desires will come to you

a)

BAC

b)

AAA

c)

ABA

d)

AAB

27.

How do you tell a poem's rhyme scheme?

a)

The rhythm of a poem.

b)

Rhymes occurring inside the lines of a poem.

c)

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem (marked with the alphabet)

d)

The "paragraph" of a poem.