Poetry Basics Quiz

poetry

expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm as a genre of literature

stanza

grouping of lines in a poem

couplet

2 line stanza

tercet

3 line stanza

quatrain

4 line stanza

quintet

5 line stanza

sestet

6 line stanza

septet

7 line stanza

octave

8 line stanza

meter

measurement of rhythm in poetry based on the number of syllables in a line

rhyme scheme

pattern of rhyme in a poem, focusing on last word in each line, determined by assigning letter to each new rhyme

alliteration

repeated consonant sound at the beginning of each word

repetition

using words or phrases more than once

imagery

descriptive language used to create a vivid picture in the mind of the reader

simile

comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as

metaphor

comparing two unlike things

personification

applying human qualities to a non-human object

onomatopoeia

a word that represents a sound

speaker

character who narrates the poem, not always the author

tone

emotional attitude toward the subject of the poem

setting

time and place in which the poem occurs

context

conditions in which the poem occurs (historical and cultural)