Poetry Terms

What are lines in poetry similar to?

• Sentences in prose

• Words in a paragraph

• Letters in a word

• Chapters in a book

What is a stanza in poetry similar to?

• A sentence in prose

• A paragraph in prose

• A chapter in a book

• A verse in a song

What does alliteration refer to in poetry?

• A pair of rhymed lines

• A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• Repetition of initial consonant sounds

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

What is a couplet?

• A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A pair of rhymed lines

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• The repeating of words or lines in poetry

What is the meter in poetry?

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• A pair of rhymed lines

• A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The repeating of words or lines in poetry

What is onomatopoeia?

• The repeating of words or lines in poetry

• A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A pair of rhymed lines

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

What does repetition in poetry help to identify?

• The rhythm of the poem

• The theme of the poem

• The rhyme scheme of the poem

• The meter of the poem

What does rhyme describe in poetry?

• A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• Words with the same beginning sound

• Words with the same ending sound

• The repeating of words or lines in poetry

What is a rhyme scheme?

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The repeating of words or lines in poetry

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• Pattern of rhymes at the end of lines within a stanza

What does rhythm in poetry create?

• The rhyme scheme

• The theme

• The beat

• The repetition