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WorksheetsPoetry 2/2
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 34mins
Rhythm is the repeating patterns of sounds
False
True
What is a group of lines called that form a verse?
Line
Stanza
Paragraph
Meter
Words with a similar ending sound are called...
Equal
Rhythm
Repeated
Rhyme
The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn
free verse
cinquain
theme
metaphor
A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.
poem
stanza
line
personification
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
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
scheme
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
poetry
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
Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
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
Several lines grouped together in a poem
line
stanza
poetry
repetition
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses
repetition
simile
metaphor
imagery
What structure is poetry written in?
Sentence and paragraphs
Sentences and stanzas
Lines and paragraphs
Lines and stanzas
What is the narrator of a poem called?
Author
Main Character
Speaker
Mistress of Ceremonies
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
true
false
What is the message of a poem called?
Imagery
Tone
Theme
Mood
Poetry can tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses.
true
false
Poets use figurative language as a form of expression
true
false
Poets use figurative language to make a point or make something stand out
true
false
What rhyme scheme does this poem use?
AABBA
ABABA
ABCDE
ABCAB
What rhyme scheme does this poem use?
AABB
ABAB
ABBA
ABCD
Finish the sentence.
Poetry attempts to stir a reader's...
reading skills
thoughts and emotions
imagination
Which word means images that are created in the mind while reading or looking at art?
imagery
simile
metaphor
rhyme
Which word means a group of four lines of verse (poetry)?
free verse
stanza
quatrain
acrostic
Which is an example of "rhyme"?
She used the eyes of a bat,
Some light from the full moon,
It was a dark and stormy night,
And the ghosts wanted to give me a fright.
The witch put on her tall, black hat,
And grabbed her large wooden spoon
To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal?
The leaves were crunching under my feet as I walked through the yard.
sight
hear
smell
taste
