Poetry Review

Match the following terms to their definitions.

• words invented to immitate real sound

• onomatopoeia

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• a direct comparison of two unlike things

• simile

• an exaggeration that cannot be true

• personification

• giving objects or animals human qualities or actions

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Match the following terms to their definitions

• the "paragraph" of a poem

• symbolism

• repetition of beginning sounds

• stanza

• repetition of end sounds

• rhyme

• repeating of words or phrases to create a rhythm or set a mood

• alliteration

• the use of an object to represent an idea or quality

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Limericks use what rhyme scheme?

• ABABA

• AABBA

• ABCAB

• ABABC

What type of poem tells a story and is meant to be sung?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What type of poem is humorous and has a set rhyme scheme?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What type of poem doesn't have set rules for rhyme or syllables?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What type of poem has a total of 17 syllables, three lines, and is often about nature?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Haikus use what syllable pattern?

• 575

• 17 5

• 325

• 1234

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5