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Poetry Vocab. Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the number and style of accented syllables in a line

a)

rhyme

b)

meter

c)

stanza

d)

verse

2.

rhyming that occurs within a line

a)

internal rhyme

b)

external rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

d)

end rhyme

3.

a truth, message, or lesson about life

a)

moral

b)

theme

c)

plot

d)

character

4.

a group of lines in a poem

a)

verse

b)

stanza

c)

couplet

d)

quatrain

5.

the feeling the poet is trying to convey

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

theme

d)

imagery

6.

the narrator of a poem

a)

speaker

b)

author

c)

reader

d)

editor

7.

rhyming that occurs at the end of lines

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

d)

eye rhyme

8.

a single row of words in a poem

a)

stanza

b)

verse

c)

line

d)

couplet

9.

the beat, sound, and feel of a poem

a)

melody

b)

harmony

c)

rhythm

d)

tempo

10.

a collection of words written to inspire ideas, imagination, or emotions

a)

poem

b)

novel

c)

essay

d)

article

11.

words that have the same ending sound

a)

rhyme

b)

meter

c)

verse

d)

stanza

12.

non-literal language used by an author to emphasize an idea or to help the reader visualize

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

c)

descriptive language

d)

technical language

13.

the pattern of rhyming in a poem

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

meter

c)

stanza

d)

verse

14.

the author of a poem

a)

poet

b)

novelist

c)

playwright

d)

essayist

15.

the use of repeated ideas, words, or phrases to emphasize the importance of something.

a)

repetition

b)

iteration

c)

recurrence

d)

reiteration