Poetry Review

The repetition of end sounds in words is called

• alliteration

• rhyme

• rhythm

A group of lines that looks like paragraphs is called

• stanza

• verse

• rhythm

The “beat” of the poem, similar to the beat in music is called

Usually means a line in poetry but can sometimes mean the whole poem.

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• verse

Poems that have no

recognizable patterns or rules.

• traditional poetry

• free verse

• it is not a poem

Language that helps the reader recreate, in his or her own mind, what the writer is describing.

• imagery

• rhyme scheme

• poetic justice

Imagery uses the five senses to help the reader recreate, in his or her own mind, what the writer is describing.

• True

• False

When the author compares two unlike things using like or as it is called a

When the author compares two unlike things without using like or as, it is called a

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more nearby words

• assonance

• alliteration

• consonance