1. 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