Poetry Notes

What is a verse?

• A. A single metrical line of poetry

• B. A paragraph in a story

• C. A chapter in a book

• D. A dialogue in a play

What are stanzas in a poem?

• The title of a poem

• A single line of poetry

• Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem

• A collection of poems

How do stanzas contribute to the structure of a poem?

• They indicate the end of the poem

• They are usually of the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme

• They are random collections of lines without a specific pattern

• They separate the title from the body of the poem

What is a shift in a piece of literature?

• A change in the setting or time period

• A change or movement resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader

• A grammatical change in the structure of the sentences

• A new character being introduced into the story

What is rhyme?

• A) A type of poem

• B) The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words most often at the end of lines

• C) A metaphor used in poetry

• D) The rhythm of a poem

What is an end rhyme?

• A) A rhyme that occurs at the beginning of verses.

• B) A rhyme that occurs in the middle of verses.

• C) A rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses.

• D) A rhyme that does not follow a pattern.

What is internal rhyme?

• A) A rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines.

• B) A rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse.

• C) A rhyme that occurs with words that look similar but sound different.

• D) A rhyme that occurs in the middle of a word.

What is a "Slant Rhyme"?

• A rhyme where words have identical sounds.

• A rhyme where words are spelled similarly and pronounced the same.

• A rhyme where words have similar, but not identical sounds.

• A rhyme where words do not rhyme at all.

Which of the following is an example of a "Slant Rhyme"?

• Cat/Hat

• Move/Love

• Worm/Swarm

• Blue/Shoe

What is an "Eye Rhyme"?

• A rhyme where two words sound identical but are spelled differently.

• A rhyme where two words are spelled similarly, but pronounced differently.

• A rhyme where two words have no visual or auditory similarity.

• A rhyme where two words are spelled differently and have no rhyme.