Poetry Terms Quiz Instructions: Match the Poetry Terms in the numbered column with the lettered definitions. Re-write the definitions in your spiral by copying, or restating in your own words. Poetry Term Definition: Stanza Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Repetition Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Meter Rhyme Scheme Assigning a letter of the alphabet to rhyming words in a poem A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts or attitudes A comparison between two unlike things using words such as like, as, than, or resembles Repetition of consonant sounds The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning Repeating a word or line for emphasis Repetition of vowel sounds (not necessarily rhyming:“Wayne cradled his burlap sack of tools in his lap as we drove”) An extreme exaggeration A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry