Poetry Terms Quiz #1

Definition: the writer's attitude towards his/her subject

• Metaphor

• Tone

• Mood

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Definition: a type of narrative poem that tells a story. It is meant to be sung or recited. It contains a setting, plot, conflict, and characters.

• Onomatopoeia

• Stanza

• Poetry

• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Definition: repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words that DO NOT RHYME.

• Assonance

• Connotation

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Definition: A pair of rhymed lines in a poem. Captive: Once I dive into these pages I may not come out for ages. Books have powers over me. Inside a book I am not free. I am a prisoner in a land of print on paper in my hand. But do not worry. Do not fear. I am a happy captive here. © Amy LV

• Assonance

• End Rhyme

• Stanza

• Couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Definition: ideas and feelings associated with a word, as opposed to its dictionary definition.

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Definition: rhyme that occurs within the same line of poetry.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• End rhyme

• Internal rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Comparison of two unlike things without using simile words (like or as)

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A group of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph in a novel)

• Stanza

• Simile

• Couplet

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Definition: descriptive words making one imagine how something looks, feels, smells, touches, and tastes. What does this definition describe?

• Simile

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Definition: a repetition of sounds at the ends of words. What does this definition describe?

• Metaphor

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5