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Poetry Terms

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

14 line lyric poem consisting of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.

a)

English Sonnet

b)

haiku

c)

free verse

d)

ode

2.

Rhythmical pattern of a poem.

a)

rhythm

b)

meter

c)

cadence

d)

syllable

3.

"Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

analogy

4.

"The air is drugged with azalea blossoms" is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

symbolism

d)

allusion

5.

"Life is some kind of loathsome hag who is forever threatening to turn beautiful" is an example of--

a)

symbolism

b)

apostrophe

c)

allusion

d)

metaphor

6.

"So Eden sank to grief" is an example of--

a)

imagery

b)

allusion

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

7.

"While I nodded, nearly napping..." is an example of--

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

8.

"Oh, the bells... /how they clang, and clash, and roar!" is an example of--

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

oxymoron

d)

allusion

9.
A group of lines in a poem
is called
a)
stanza
b)
paragraph
c)
line break
d)
form
10.
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?
a)
This poem has 1 stanza
b)
This poem has 2 stanzas
c)
This poem has 4 stanzas
d)
This poem has 8 stanzas
11.
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many lines in the poem above?
a)
This poem has 1 line
b)
This poem has 2 lines
c)
This poem has 4 lines
d)
This poem has 8 lines
12.

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

13.

Using words that have the same

(or very similar)

ending sound

is called

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

14.

A figure of speech

that suggests a similarity

between two different things

(usually using "like" or "as")

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

15.

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

16.

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

17.

A figure of speech

that uses a word or phrase

to describe something

that it does literally apply to

in order to show

a similarity

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

18.

A series of lines grouped together in order to divide a poem. They look like little paragraphs.

a)

Tone

b)

Verse

c)

Stanza

d)

Simile

19.

A literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to a reader's senses to create an image or idea in their head.

a)

Imagery

b)

Mood

c)

Tone

d)

Verse

20.

Someone who is the voice of the poem. This is not to be confused with the author.

a)

Assonance

b)

Ballad

c)

Enjambment

d)

Speaker

21.

Assigning human qualities to something that is not human.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Free Verse

d)

Personification

22.
A stanza is made up of....
a)
Multiple lines in a poem
b)
Rhythm
c)
Different types of alliteration
d)
Paragraphs
23.
A _______ in a poem is like a sentence in a paragraph.  
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
rhyme 
d)
figurative language
24.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
26.
Which poetry term refers to the writer of the poem?
a)
poet
b)
speaker
c)
stanza
d)
line
27.

A line break is the closing on one line and the start of another.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
There was a little guinea pig,
Who being little, was not big;
He always walked upon his feet,
And never fasted when he eat.
a)
Poem
b)
Prose
29.

The repetition of final sounds in two or more words

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Refrain

c)

Stanza

d)

Couplet

30.

What is the rhyme scheme:

The dog

sat on the log

but fell off

into the fog

a)

AABA

b)

ABAA

c)

AAAB

d)

BBAB

31.
Identify the rhyme scheme of this poem:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, 
How I wonder what you are. 
Up above the world so high, 
Like a diamond in the sky. 
a)
a-b-a-b
b)
a-a-b-b
c)
a-b-c-b
d)
a-b-c-d
32.
Identify the rhyme scheme of this poem:
The Sun now rose upon the right; 
Out of the sea came he, 
Still hid in mist, and on the left 
Went down into the sea. 
a)
a-b-a-b
b)
a-a-b-b
c)
a-b-c-b
d)
a-b-c-d
33.

What is a rhyme scheme?

a)

The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

b)

A way to defeat a poet

c)

The beat of a poem

d)

The rhythm of a poem

34.

Sensory Langauge

a)

writing that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses.

b)

writing that is not meant to be taken literally.

c)

an indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of significance.

d)

use of words that imitate sounds.

35.

Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.

a)

Allusion

b)

Sensory language

c)

Personification

d)

Figurative language

36.

Imagery is...

a)

details that activate taste, sight, touch, smell and sound

b)

an image of something

c)

poetic language

d)

descriptive verbs

37.
  • Always pay tribute to something
  • They are exaggerated
  • They use imagery (all 5 senses)
  • They use metaphors/similes
  • They directly address the subject of the poem
a)

cinquain

b)

acrostic

c)

ballad

d)

ode

e)

epic

38.
  • A poem that always has five lines
  • They do not rhyme
  • Has a specific structure for each line
a)

acrostic

b)

epic

c)

diamante

d)

cinquain

e)

ode

39.

What is significant about free verse poetry?

a)

it has to rhyme

b)

it has to be a certain length

c)

it does not have to have a certain structure or rhyming pattern

d)

it has to be written with proper punctuation

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