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Poetry Terms Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a stanza?

a)

A single line of poetry

b)

A repeated line in a poem

c)

A group of lines in a poem separated by space

d)

Rhymes within a line

2.

What is a verse?

a)

A paragraph in a poem

b)

A single line of poetry

c)

The rhythm of a poem

d)

A rhyme pattern

3.

What is a refrain?

a)

Rhymes at the end of lines

b)

A repeated line or group of lines in a poem

c)

The beat of a poem

d)

Rhymes within a line

4.

Which term means the rhythm or beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables?

a)

Rhyme

b)

Meter

c)

Verse

d)

Rhyme scheme

5.

What is rhyme?

a)

Words that mean the same thing

b)

Repetition of similar sounds usually at the end of lines

c)

A group of four lines

d)

The beat of a poem

6.

What is a rhyme scheme?

a)

Rhymes inside a line

b)

The rhythm of a poem

c)

The pattern of rhymes at the end of lines

d)

A repeated stanza

7.

Which example shows END RHYME?

a)

Pretty kitty sat quietly

b)

Run fast blast past

c)

I will fly to the moon / I will leave very soon

d)

The cat sat on the mat

8.

What is internal rhyme?

a)

Rhymes at the end of lines

b)

Rhymes within a single line

c)

Rhymes that repeat in every stanza

d)

Rhymes that almost match

9.

Which line contains INTERNAL RHYME?

a)

I will fly to the moon / And leave very soon

b)

The beat goes on / The song is long

c)

Run and have fun in the sun

d)

I love to read / It helps me succeed

10.

What is a COMPLETE (PERFECT) RHYME?

a)

Words with the same beginning sounds

b)

Words where ending vowel and consonant sounds match

c)

Words that almost rhyme

d)

Rhymes within a line

11.

Which pair is a COMPLETE RHYME?

a)

moon / gone

b)

cat / cut

c)

soon / moon

d)

love / move

12.

What is a PARTIAL (IMPERFECT) RHYME?

a)

Words that rhyme perfectly

b)

Words with matching consonant sounds but different vowels

c)

Rhymes at the end of lines

d)

Rhymes that repeat

13.

Which pair shows PARTIAL RHYME?

a)

day / say

b)

moon / soon

c)

love / move

d)

cat / hat

14.

Look at the poem. What is the rhyme scheme? I love to read each night / It always feels just right / The sun will rise at dawn / And nighttime will be gone

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

ABBA

d)

ABCB

15.

True or False: A stanza is made up of several verses (lines).

a)

True

b)

False