WorksheetsPoetic Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a stanza in a poem?
A group of lines forming a unit within the poem
The author of the poem
The concluding sentence of the poem
A row of text that ends for a specific reason, such a rhythm, rhyme, or syllable count
What is the term for the pattern of sounds at the ends of lines in poetry, such as "star" and "car"?
Meter
Alliteration
Rhyme
Imagery
Which term describes the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?
Enjambment
Meter
Rhyme
Simile
What is a refrain in poetry?
A line or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout the poem
A fixed rhyme scheme
A type of meter used in a poem
A punctuation mark that ends the lines
In poetry, what is an enjambment?
The continuation of a sentence without terminal punctuation across a line break
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
A strict rhythm imposed by the poet
A figurative comparison using "like" or "as"
Which element of poetry refers to the emotional atmosphere created by the work?
Tone
Mood
Theme
Style
Using the excerpt from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Kubla Khan," label the rhyme scheme.
But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted (a)
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! (b)
A savage place! as holy and enchanted (c)
As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted (d)
By woman wailing for her demon-lover! (e)
Identify the term for a four-line stanza with the rhyme scheme AABB.
Couplet
Quatrain
Enjambment
Refrain
Which term describes the central idea or underlying message of a poem?
Mood
Tone
Theme
Rhyme
What is the author's attitude towards their subject matter?
Mood
Tone
Theme
Rhythm
What is a couplet?
a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that defines the rhythm of some poetry
a group of lines that forming a unit within a poem
a row of text that ends for a specific reason, such a rhythm, rhyme, or syllable count
a unit of two lines of poetry that are separated from other lines by a double line break
What type of figurative language does the following phase include?
She moved across the dance floor like a snake, slithering and gliding gracefully.
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Oxymoron
What type of figurative language does the following phase include?
In the other kids’ opinions, Mark was a bull—violent, careless, and accident-prone.
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language does the following phase include?
The sparkling snow sailed through starry skies, landing softly.
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Alliteration
What type of poetry does not rhyme or have a regular meter?
Ode
Limerick
Ballad
Free verse
What is a rhyme within a single line of poetry?
Free Verse
Internal Rhyme
Iambic Pentameter
Meter
What type of figurative language does the following phase include?
The bacon sizzled, popped, and crackled in the frying pan.
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
What is the term referring to descriptive language that appeals to the senses?
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Alliteration
Hyperbole
What figurative language is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art in a text?
Allusion
Hyperbole
Imagery
Oxymoron
What figurative language refers to two opposite words put together to capture complex feelings, such as "bittersweet" and "organized chaos"?
Hyperbole
Allusion
Alliteration
Oxymoron
