Poetry Vocabulary Practice

Front

What is a poem or stanza that contains 4 lines that rhyme in some manner?

Back

Quatrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a poem or stanza that contains 8 lines that often rhyme?

Back

Octave

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What type of artistic writing attempts to stir a reader’s thoughts and emotions?

Back

Poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What is a line or phrase that is repeated in a poem?

Back

Refrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a word that represents a sound (e.g., swoosh, bam, pow)?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is a pair of rhymed lines in a poem, usually of the same length?

Back

Couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes?

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem?

Back

Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a stanza of 3 lines in a poem?

Back

Tercet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4