Poetry Vocabulary
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- Q1What is a group of lines in a poem that form a unit called?VerseLyricStanzaRhyme30s
- Q2What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words called in poetry?ConsonanceAlliterationOnomatopoeiaAssonance30s
- Q3Which poetic device is used to describe an object or action by referring to something that is associated with it?MetaphorHyperboleSimileAlliteration30s
- Q4What is the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem called?AlliterationHyperbolePersonificationRhyme scheme30s
- Q5What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' in poetry?OnomatopoeiaMetaphorHyperboleSimile30s
- Q6A type of poetry that has 5 lines and follows the AABBA rhyme schemeCinquainAcrosticHaikuLimerick30s
- Q7What is the name of the famous poem written by Robert Frost about making choices?Ode to a NightingaleStopping By Woods on a Snowy EveningThe Road Not TakenHowl30s
- Q8What is the term used to describe the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry?OnomatopoeiaMetaphorAssonanceAlliteration30s
- Q9Which poetic term is used to describe giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea?OxymoronHyperbolePersonificationSimile30s
- Q10What is the Japanese form of poetry characterized by its 5-7-5 syllable structure?SonnetLimerickElegyHaiku30s
- Q11Which poetic term is used to describe the comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?HyperboleOnomatopoeiaMetaphorSimile30s
- Q12What is the term for the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem?Rhyme schemeAlliterationMeterStanza30s
- Q13Which poetic form consists of five lines with a specific pattern of 1 word, 2 described words, 3 -ing words, a 4 word phrase and ends with 1 word?LimerickSonnetHaikuCinquain30s
- Q14Which literary device is used to create a non-literal comparison between two things by stating that one thing is the other?MetaphorSimilePersonificationHyperbole30s