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language arts

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

2.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

3.

A type of literature in which words are arranged and chosen to create a certain effect

a)

Prose

b)
Novel
c)
Essay
d)

Poetry

4.

What is the basic building block of a poem, often described as a single row of text?

a)

Stanza

b)

Line

c)

Verse

d)

Form

5.

What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem called?

a)

Meter

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Form

d)

Stanza

6.

In poetry, what term refers to a group of lines that form a unit within a poem?

a)

Verse

b)

Stanza

c)

Line

d)

Form

7.

A series of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged so the reader expects a similar series to follow

a)

rhythm

b)
stanza
c)
verse
d)
meter
8.

The place where a line of poetry ends to give a poem a particular look is called ...

a)

Line break

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

9.

How many lines does a couplet have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

How many lines does a Quatrain have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Lightning, thunder, all around

Soon the rain falls on the ground

This is a.....

a)

Limerick

b)

Quatrain

c)

Couplet

d)

Haiku

12.

Poetry is usually arranged in ________________.

a)

lines

b)

Sentences

c)

Paragraphs

d)

stanzas

13.

A group of lines is called a _______________________.

a)

lines

b)

paragraphs

c)

sentences

d)

Stanzas

14.

What is a poet?

a)

The person who writes a poem

b)

The person who draws the illustration

c)

The author of a book

d)

The speaker of the poem