Poetry terms test: Name :__________________ Period: ___________
Part 1: Match the Poetry term with the correct definition.
1. ____ Hyperbole A. The rhyming of words in the middle of lines. 2. ____ Onomatopoeia B. Compares one thing to another using the words like or as. 3. ____ Alliteration C. The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds. 4. ____Simile D. Makes comparisons without using the words like or as. 5. ____ End Rhyme E. A poem without regular meter or rhyme scheme.
6.____ Free Verse F. Makes a comparison in which something non- human is compared to something human. 7. ____ Metaphor G. The repetition of vowel sounds. 8. _____ Internal Rhyme H. The repetition of consonant sounds ANYWHERE in the words. 9. _____ Assonance I. The rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry. 10. _____ Personification J. Makes exaggerated comparisons for effect. sometimes are funny. 11. _____ Repetition K. The words whose sounds make you think of their meaning. 12. _____Consonance L. The repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm, or emphasize and idea. 13. _____ Imagery M. The pattern of end rhymes (a,b,a,b c,d,d,c) 14. _____ Tone N. A reference in a literary piece to another piece of work, a famous person, place, thing or song. 15. _____ Stanza O. Language that appeals to the senses. 16. _____ Allusion P. A group of consecutive lines in a poem (a paragraph in poetry. Italian for stopping place or place to rest.) 17. _____ Rhyme Scheme Q. The authors attitude towards a literary work. Part 2: Using the poetry terms in the box below, write in the word which best fits the example. 1. ________________ This is a kind of sound in poetry like dance, dare, drop 2. ________________ This is a word like buzz, thump, or snap. 3. ________________ These words are repeated The wind hissed, hissed down the alley. 4. ________________ She was as mean as a bear. 5. ________________ My home is my heart. 6. ________________ Repetition of sounds like rain, pain, fame. 7. ________________ Repetition of sounds like catcher, jacket, black. 8. ________________ Rhyming words in the middle of poems After he made an out, a pout rattled around his mouth. 9. _________________ My eggs stared back like dark eyes! 10. _________________ If he asks me to dance I will just die!!! 11. ________________ Rhyming words at the end of poems Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though Hyperbole Alliteration Metaphor Internal Rhyme End Rhyme Repetition Assonance Personification Onomatopoeia Simile Consonance