A narrative poem often set to music

A sentence that goes across lines without punctuation

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm

A comparison saying something is something else

A 3-line poem with 5, 7, 5 syllables

Which of these uses alliteration?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

What is personification?

Giving human qualities to non-human things

What is metre in poetry?

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

What is a rhyme scheme?

The order of rhyming words at the end of the lines

What is free verse poetry?

A poem with no rhyme or rhythm rules

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1
What is a ballad?
A poem with no rules about length or rhyme
A short, funny poem
A poem about love
A narrative poem often set to music
2
What is a stanza?
A single line
A group of lines
A type of poem
A word that sounds the same as another one
3
What is enjambment?
A collection of rhyming words
A sentence that goes across lines without punctuation
A poem that has no set structure or rhyme scheme
A poem about nature
4
What is a sonnet?
A poem that tells a long story
A very short poem with only 3 lines
A poem with no rules about length or rhyme
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm
5
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A description using the five senses
A comparison saying something is something else
A poem that rhymes
6
What is a haiku?
A 3-line poem with 5, 7, 5 syllables
A poem about love
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm
A poem with no rules about length or rhyme
7
Which of these uses alliteration?
The cold wind blows gently.
A giant leapt across the field.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Your future is as bright as the stars.
8
Which of these are an example of onomatopoeia?
Whisper, bang, crash
Spot, clot, rot
Sad, happy, angry
Big, bigger, biggest
9
What is a simile?
A description using the five senses
A repeated consonant sound
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A comparison saying something is something else
10
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
A repetition of consonant sounds
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Creating a likable character
11
What is metre in poetry?
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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The number of syllables in each line
The number of stanzas
12
What is a rhyme scheme?
The length of a poem
The theme of a poem
The order of rhyming words at the end of the lines
The rhythm/beat of a poem
13
Why might a poet use repetition?
To make better rhymes
To make the poem longer
To confuse the reader
To create emphasis or rhythm
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What is free verse poetry?
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm
A poem that tells a long story
A poem about love
A poem with no rhyme or rhythm rules

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