Poetry Terms

6 Written Questions

1. a comparison using like or as
2. a lyric poem of 14 lines, commonly written in iambic pentameter
3. the pattern of rhyme in a poem
4. words and phrases that re-create vivid sensory experiences for the reader
5. figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea
6. tells a story; includes plot, setting, theme, characters, and conflict

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject
   1. Meter
   2. Form
   3. Tone
   4. Sonnet
2. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
   1. Iambic Pentameter
   2. metaphor
   3. Meter
   4. Imagery
3. A rhyme sound in the middle of words
   1. Sonnet
   2. Assonance
   3. Tone
   4. Consonance
4. A rhyme sound at the end of words
   1. Connotation
   2. Consonance
   3. Sonnet
   4. Assonance
5. the literal meaning of a word
   1. Denotation
   2. Repetition
   3. Diction
   4. Connotation
6. A comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as
   1. Denotation
   2. Repetition
   3. metaphor
   4. Meter

6 True/False Questions

1. Figurative Language → tells a story; includes plot, setting, theme, characters, and conflict

   True        False

2. Meter → the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject

   True        False

3. Form → the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject

   True        False

4. Connotation → the emotional response and mental association evoked by a word

   True        False

5. Repetition → the literal meaning of a word

   True        False

6. Diction → the literal meaning of a word

   True        False