Exploring Poetry: Terms and Techniques

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Which poetry term refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

What is a haiku?

• A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

• A poem with no set structure or rhyme

• A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

• A poem that tells a story

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car was as fast as a cheetah.

• The sun is a golden ball.

• The rain fell in buckets.

Identify the rhyme scheme of the following stanza: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

• ABAB

• ABCB

• ABBA

• AABB

Which term describes the repetition of vowel sounds within words?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

Which of the following lines contains a simile?

• Her eyes were sparkling diamonds.

• The thunder grumbled angrily.

• He was as brave as a lion.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

What is a rhyming couplet?

• Two lines of poetry that rhyme and have the same meter

• A stanza of four lines

• A poem with no rhyme

• A poem with three lines

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• I’ve told you a million times!

• The leaves whispered secrets.

• The cat purred softly.

What is the main difference between end rhyme and internal rhyme?

• End rhyme occurs at the end of lines; internal rhyme occurs within a line.

• End rhyme uses alliteration; internal rhyme uses assonance.

• End rhyme is only in couplets; internal rhyme is in haikus.

• End rhyme is for long poems; internal rhyme is for short poems.