Poetry Terms Quiz

What is a poem?

• a type of writing about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented

• a type of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines

• a type of writing that tells a story

• a type of writing that is designed for performance in a theater in front of an audience

What is a stanza?

• a group of lines in a poem

• a group of lines in a play

• a group of lines in a novella

• a group of lines in a short story

What is figurative language?

• language that has no meaning

• language that does not go beyond the literal meaning of the word or phrase

• language that is difficult to read

• language that goes beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase

What is repetition?

• an expression in which the words mean something different than their literal meaning (ex. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.)

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.)

What is personification?

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

What is alliteration?

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.)

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

What is a simile?

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

What is a metaphor?

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

What is rhyme?

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

What is a haiku?

• a poem with 3 unrhymed lines (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) usually focusing on nature

• a long, narrative poem that traces adventures of a hero

• a short, funny poem with 5 lines, usually with aabba rhyme

• a verse poem consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme