Poetry quiz - Lower Moreland Township School District



Name_____________________

Poetry Terms

Define each term and provide an example.

1. metaphor:

Example:

2. simile:

Example:

3. alliteration:

Example:

4. onomatopoeia:

Example:

5. hyperbole:

Example:

6. personification:

Example:

7. speaker:

Example: Who is the speaker in this poem? ______________________

I am a circle.

Watch me turn

round and round,

And you will learn

I'm not straight

And I do not bend,

My outside edges

Never end.

8. tone:

Example: What is the tone of this speaker? __________________________

Days to remember, days to forget.

Days to consume, days to regret.

I lived life so full of joy,

but now it seems to be destroyed.

You broke my heart so many times,

your words are filled with hate and lies.

9. Free verse:

Example:

10. Rhyme scheme

Example:

Mystery Poem Challenge: Write a poem of 3 stanzas in which the speaker is an inanimate object. Throughout the poem, you will personify your object by giving it human qualities. Do not reveal what your object is; only hint at it. (I will show you examples from previous classes.)

Your poem may be free verse, or you may use a rhyme scheme.

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