Poetry Terms- 8th Grade

Question 1

A _____ is a style of poetry that expresses thoughts or feelings. Usually about love/adventure

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ballad

Question 2

hyperbole is

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extreme exaggeration of an idea

Question 3

Words or phrases that paint a picture for the reader using sight, touch, sound, etc. is.....

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imagery

Question 4

a pair of rhyming lines in a poem is a

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rhyming couplet

Question 5

"The timer sang out when the cookies were done" is an example of

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personification

Question 6

What type of poem is this?

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limerick

Question 7

Which is an example of hyperbole?

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It was so cold, even polar bears would need jackets.

Question 8

Fill in the blank: A ______ ______ tells a story in verse. These poems include story elements

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narrative poem

Question 9

Fill in the blank: A funny five line poem is called a ________.

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limerick

Question 10

A ______ is a poem with very little structure. It has no rhyme scheme, fixed length, or pattern

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free verse poem

Question 11

The pattern of rhyming words in a poem is called

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rhyme scheme

Question 12

What type of poem is this?

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narrative

Question 13

repeating sounds at the end of words like "the RAIN in SPAIN falls MAIN ly on the PLAIN" is

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rhyme

Question 14

This is a comparison using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 15

A group of lines in a poem, or a "paragraph" in a poem is called a......

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stanza

Question 16

"Sizzle", "Pop!" and "Hiss" are all examples of

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onomotopoeia

Question 17

Which is an example of personification?

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Wind whispers through the trees.

Question 18

"as hard as nails" is an example of

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simile

Question 19

What type of poem is this?

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haiku

Question 20

A comparison of two things without "like" or "as" is a

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metaphor

Question 21

words that imitate sounds are called

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Onomatopoeia

Question 22

Which is an example of alliteration?

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Angela Applewhite ate apples and artichokes.

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