Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of simile?

• A comparison of two things using the words similar or different

• A comparison of two things using the words unlike or not

• A comparison of two identical things

• A comparison of two things using the words like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the purpose of author's craft?

• To create an effective written work

• To entertain the reader

• To bore the reader

• To confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the definition of metaphor?

• A comparison of two things using the words like or as

• A subtle comparison not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two things using the words unlike or not

• A comparison of two identical things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the definition of personification?

• A subtle comparison not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two identical things

• A comparison of two things using the words like or as

• Representing non-human things with human qualities

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the purpose of point of view in a story?

• To tell the events from a specific perspective

• To entertain the reader

• To bore the reader

• To confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the definition of alliteration?

• The repetition of different sounds at the end of two or more adjacent words or stressed syllables

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of two or more adjacent words or stressed syllables

• The repetition of the same sounds at the end of two or more adjacent words or stressed syllables

• The repetition of different sounds at the beginning of two or more adjacent words or stressed syllables

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

• To confuse the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To create mental images and sensory impressions

• To bore the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the definition of end rhyme?

• Two or more lines that have no rhyming syllables or words

• Two or more lines that have similar syllables or words

• Two or more lines that start with rhyming syllables or words

• Two or more lines that end in rhyming syllables or words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of internal rhyme?

• A rhyme at the start of a verse

• A rhyme at the end of a verse

• A rhyme at the middle of a verse

• A rhyme within the same line of verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the purpose of onomatopoeia in poetry?

• To entertain the reader

• To bore the reader

• To confuse the reader

• To produce words that sound like what they mean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5