Poetry Terms

Front

Which of the following pairs of words rhyme? Banana and Apple, Cry and Pie, Baby and Lady, Fast and Furious

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Cry and Pie

Front

Which couplet shows an AABB pattern? Options: There was a man, A tall, tall man, Sam loved to eat Strawberry jam, Among the rain and lights, The sun is shining bright This is a lovely sight.

Back

The sun is shining bright This is a lovely sight.

Front

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem? Options: ABCD, ABAB, ABBA, BABA

Back

ABAB

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End Rhyme

Back

A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

Front

What kind of rhyme is employed in these lines from a poem:

I see the red boat that has a red flag.
Just like my red coat and my little red pail.

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Internal rhyme

Front

What kind of rhyme is employed in these lines from a poem:

It is fallible men who make the law.
This maybe a flaw, but there‘s no other way.

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Internal rhyme

Front

What kind of rhyme is employed in these lines from a poem:

Under my window, a clean rasping sound
When the spade sinks into gravely ground.

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End rhyme

Front

What kind of rhyme is employed in these lines from a poem:

With sparkling eyes, and cheeks by passion flushed
Strikes with his wild lyre, while listening dames are hushed

Back

End rhyme

Front

What kind of rhyme is employed in these lines from a poem:

The moon never beams without bringing me dreams.
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes.

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End rhyme

Front

Which of the following is an example of a slant rhyme? Ball/Fall, Slick/Wick, Sew/Low, Afraid/Brave

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Sew/Low