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WorksheetsPoetry Lines
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
Poetic sounds create a specific sound effect (harsh or pleasing) in order to emphasize the poem’s overall meaning.
True
False
The repetition/correspondence of identical sounds at the ENDS of lines of poetry.
Example:
I love to pet my cat.
But my cat doesn't care about that.
onomatopoeia
internal rhyme
end rhyme
consonance
The repetition/correspondence of identical sounds WITHIN a line of poetry.
Oh how it seems that my dreams can't come true.
I try and try, to make myself fly.
internal rhyme
end rhyme
alliteration
assonance
REPETITION is the repeating of a sound, word, phrase in a given literary work.
True
False
The repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words.
Tiny Tim had only just tried to tie his tennis shoes.
assonance
onomatopoeia
consonance
alliteration
The repetition of identical or similar VOWEL sounds in nearby words.
The evening sky deepened, darkening the green of the trees.
consonance
assonance
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Repetition of the same CONSONANT sounds WITHIN in the word.
Silly Billy got up really early.
consonance
assonance
onomatopoeia
end rhyme
The use of words that create the sound that they describe.
"Bam!", "Swoosh", "Moo", "Cricket", "Achooo!"
onomatopoeia
consonance
end rhyme
internal rhyme
What is a stanza?
A repetition of sounds in a poem.
The arrangements of lines into groups, like a paragraph.
When consonant sounds repeat.
When there is a period at the end of a line of poetry.
How many lines of poetry does a couplet have?
1
2
3
4
How many lines of poetry does a tercet have?
1
2
3
4
How many lines of poetry does a quatrain have?
1
2
3
4
How can a stanza add meaning to poetry?
They can create pauses.
They can organize ideas, like paragraphs.
They can show a change in tone or ideas.
All of these are correct!
None of these are correct.
This example shows a ___________ type of line breaks.
The cat tore across the room
nails digging in to the carpet
with no thoughts as to how expensive
it was
End-stop
Enjambment
Caesura
This example shows a ___________ type of line breaks.
Harry Potter wanted to fly.
He wanted to fly fast and far away.
Without his broom he was stuck.
end-stop
enjambment
caesura
This example shows ___________ types of line breaks.
Oh no, thought the girl
in her head. How could she
caesura and end-stop
enjambment and end stop
caesura and enjambment
An ___________ is when the sentence carries over to the next line, the line of poetry DOESN'T have punctuation at the end.
end-stop
enjambment
caesura
An ______________ line is when the line of poetry ends with a period, comma, question mark, or some kind of punctuation.
end-stop
enjambment
caesura
A ____________ is a stop in the MIDDLE of the line using a period, comma, question mark or other punctuation.
"Hello, she said brightly"
end-stop
enjambment
caesura
Having a lot of end-stopped lines adds... (there are two correct answers)
Pauses, a rhythm.
stream of consciousness writing
a more formal and serious tone
a silly and happy tone
Having a lot of enjambment can add to meaning by making the poetry...
have a lot of pauses.
sound like stream of consciousness.
sound awkward and hesitant.
angry, formal, or serious.
Caesuras can add meaning by... (2 correct answers)
making a very fluid and fast tone.
providing pauses and rhythm.
adding emphasis to what comes after.
making the author sound happy.
When a poem changes and suddenly has a different type of line break, or a different type of stanza--how does that add to meaning?
It helps to emphasis or bring importance to that part of the poem.
It doesn't add to meaning.
It shows you that the poet made a mistake.
It helps to show that part of the poem is angry and very serious.
