Poetry terms

Explore Poetry Terms Quiz

Test your knowledge of poetry terms with this engaging quiz! Whether you are a student, teacher, or poetry enthusiast, this quiz provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about the intricate language of poetry.

In this quiz, you will:

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Choose the following that represents alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Choose the following that represents allusion

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

The author’s specific word choice.

Ballad

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

A story/narrative in poetic form

Enjambment

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

Stanza

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

A single line of poetry.

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line

Theme

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Verse

A single line of poetry.

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

Meter

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.

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