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Poetry Terms Review (General)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Repetition

d)

Theme

2.

The repetition of vowel sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Theme

d)

Personification

3.

Words or phrases that appeal to any of the five senses or any combination of senses

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Imagery

c)

Tone

d)

Meter

4.

A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison

a)

Simile

b)

Comparison

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

5.

The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

a)

Stanza

b)

Organization

c)

Alliteration

d)

Meter

6.

The use of words which imitate sound

a)

Metaphor

b)

Interjection

c)

Meter

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

A figure of speech which endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits or abilities

a)

Stanza

b)

Rhyme

c)

Personifcation

d)

Point of View

8.

The author's perspective concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem (1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective, 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters but limits information about what one character sees and feels, 3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking)

a)

Point of View

b)

Character

c)

Repetition

d)

Theme

9.

The repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Repetition

d)

Meter

10.

The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words

a)

Rhyme

b)

Stanza

c)

Point of View

d)

Simile

11.

A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than"

a)

Personification

b)

Meter

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

12.

A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Stanza

13.

A phrase or an expression (sometimes called figure of speech) that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. EX. “It’s raining cats and dogs.”

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Stanza

14.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Imagery

d)

Theme

15.

a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection.

a)

Meter

b)

Theme

c)

Allusion

d)

Personification

16.

Free verse poetry does not have...

a)

stanzas

b)

plot or conflict

c)

rhyme or rhythm

d)

serious topic

17.

The author’s attitude about their topic, characters or audience.

a)

Mood

b)

Setting

c)

Tone

d)

Diction

18.

Diction is the literary term that means

a)

The connections we have with words

b)

An author's choice of words

c)

The definition of words

d)

The common way of speaking with friends

19.

This word describes a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in a poem - the "beat."

a)

Line

b)

Stanza

c)

Song

d)

Rhythm

20.

A simile.....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

compares two unlike things using the words like or as

c)

compares two similar things 

d)

tells what a person is doing

21.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

A type of poem in which two things are compared

22.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
23.

What is a symbol?

a)

a sign

b)

something representing something else

c)

an object

d)

characters in a story

24.

What is personification?

a)

The same beginning sound repeated

b)

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

c)

A word that is a sound

d)

An exaggeration

25.

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

26.

A type of poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music.

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Ballad

d)

Meter

27.

Also known as "vowel rhyme," is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.

a)

Consonance

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Assonance

d)

Alliteration

28.

A term used in poetry to refer to lines that end without a punctuation and without completing a sentence or clause.

a)

Symbol

b)

Speaker

c)

Mood

d)

Enjambment

29.

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

30.

An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Enjambment

31.

The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story, poem, play, etc.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

32.

A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected.

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Symbolism

33.

A piece of verse, or poem, in which there is a regular recurrence of corresponding sounds, especially. at the ends of lines

a)

Rhyme

b)

Repetition

c)

Symbolism

d)

Assonance

34.

The pattern established by the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem, generally described by using letters of the alphabet to denote the recurrence of rhyming lines, such as ababbcc.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Alliteration

c)

Repetition

d)

Rhyme Scheme

35.

The way a poem is laid out on a page is called....

a)

Stanza

b)

Line Break

c)

Paragraph

d)

Form

36.

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

Q. 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

37.

the pattern of rhyme in a poem or song. Usually it’s characterized by letters (ABAB or AABB, etc.)

a)

poetic license

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

tone

d)

refrain

38.

Match the following terms with their definitions.

a)

alliteration

1.

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

b)

assonance

2.

the repetition of vowel sounds within words

c)

consonance

3.

the repetition of consonant sounds within words

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

e)

rhyme scheme

5.

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

39.

"So I am proud only of those days that we pass in undivided tenderness..." is an example of:

a)

consonance

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

assonance

d)

rhythm

40.

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

a)

imagery

b)

allusion

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

41.

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

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

42.
What is the best definition of THEME?
a)
A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express. 
b)
The location and time of the story
c)
The events that occur in the story
d)
The author's reason for writing a story
43.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
44.

Author's set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ____________.

a)

word choice

b)

space

c)

tone

d)

graphics

45.
What device is used in this sentence?
Fruit is fuel for healthy body. 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
46.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
47.
This is an example of: 
The crickets were chirping, the stars were shining and the air was filled with the smell of a campfire, s'mores and the pop corn was popping. 
a)
Onomontopia
b)
Paradox
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
48.
This is an example of: 
He was a Romeo with the ladies. 
a)
Allusion
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Similie
d)
Pun
49.

What is the correct term for the following definition?


The repetition of initial consonant sounds: Feramisco’s funny family photos.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Onomatopoeia

50.

What is the correct term for the following definition?


A formal division of lines in a poem and is considered as a unit.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Stanza

d)

Onomatopoeia