Poetry Terms

Question 0

Couplet

Answer 0

A set of 2 lines in a Poem

Rainy summer not so hot

Question 1

Stanza

Answer 1

Groups of lines in a poem

Like a paragraph

Question 2

Quartrain

Answer 2

A set of 4 lines Ina poem

Question 3

Rhythm

Answer 3

The pattern created by the stressed and unstressed syllables of words

Question 4

Rhyme

Answer 4

Repetition of identical or similar sounds

Question 5

Rhyme scheme

Answer 5

A pattern of end rhymes; labeled by using letters (a b a b)

Question 6

Figurative language

Answer 6

Language that is not meant to be interpreted literally

Question 7

Assonance

Answer 7

Repetition of the vowel sounds

Question 8

Consonance

Answer 8

Repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words with different vowels

Question 9

Paradox

Answer 9

A statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true

The younger she acts,the older she seems
Nobody goes to that restaurant because it’s too crowded.

Question 10

These have been previously covered but also are found in poetry

Answer 10

Alliteration personification. Simile.

Metaphor. Onomatopoeia. Imagery