Poetic Terms

Poetic Terms

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Poetic Terms

Poetic Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.10

+25

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem called?

Meter

Rhyme Scheme

Form

Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In poetry, what term refers to a group of lines that form a unit within a poem?

Verse

Stanza

Line

Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhythmic pattern created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry called?

Rhyme

Form

Meter

Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the repetition of sounds at the end of words in poetry?

Verse

Rhyme

Meter

Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following terms with their definitions.

the repetition of vowel sounds within words

onomatopoeia

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

alliteration

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

assonance

when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

consonance

the repetition of consonant sounds within words

rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A series of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged so the reader expects a similar series to follow

rhythm

stanza

verse

meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The place where a line of poetry ends to give a poem a particular look is called ...

Line break

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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