POETRY TEST SOLVED - ENGLISH 9 HONORS #10
Form - correct answer The way a poem looks and is arranged on a page.
Lines - correct answer The words are written in lines, which may or may not be
sentences.
Stanzas - correct answer In some poems, lines are grouped into stanzas which may
have a uniform number of lines, or the number of lines may vary.
Rhyme - correct answer Repetition of the same sound at the end of words. Many
traditional poems contain this at the end of lines.
Rhythm - correct answer The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Free verse poems - correct answer Poems where the rhythm is like everyday
conversation without a definite pattern.
Alliteration - correct answer Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
(Bbbblack gloves, a bbbbroad, bbbblack hat).
Assonance - correct answer Repetition of vowel sounds within words (all the niiiight-
tiiiide, I liiiiie down byyyyy the siiiide).
Imagery - correct answer Language that appeals to the reader's sense of sight, hearing,
touch, smell and taste. Creates visual images for the reader.
Figurative Language - correct answer Describes ordinary things in a new way. Often
used to compare one thing to another.
Metaphor - correct answer Compares two unlike things without the word like or as.
Simile - correct answer Compares two unlike things using the word like or as.
Personification - correct answer An object, animal, or idea that exhibits human qualities.
Speaker - correct answer The voice that talks to the reader. May or may not be the
voice of the poet.
Theme - correct answer The message about life or human nature that the poet shares
with the reader.
Lyric - correct answer Deals with emotions and is written in a song like way (ex:
odes/sonnets).
Form - correct answer The way a poem looks and is arranged on a page.
Lines - correct answer The words are written in lines, which may or may not be
sentences.
Stanzas - correct answer In some poems, lines are grouped into stanzas which may
have a uniform number of lines, or the number of lines may vary.
Rhyme - correct answer Repetition of the same sound at the end of words. Many
traditional poems contain this at the end of lines.
Rhythm - correct answer The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Free verse poems - correct answer Poems where the rhythm is like everyday
conversation without a definite pattern.
Alliteration - correct answer Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
(Bbbblack gloves, a bbbbroad, bbbblack hat).
Assonance - correct answer Repetition of vowel sounds within words (all the niiiight-
tiiiide, I liiiiie down byyyyy the siiiide).
Imagery - correct answer Language that appeals to the reader's sense of sight, hearing,
touch, smell and taste. Creates visual images for the reader.
Figurative Language - correct answer Describes ordinary things in a new way. Often
used to compare one thing to another.
Metaphor - correct answer Compares two unlike things without the word like or as.
Simile - correct answer Compares two unlike things using the word like or as.
Personification - correct answer An object, animal, or idea that exhibits human qualities.
Speaker - correct answer The voice that talks to the reader. May or may not be the
voice of the poet.
Theme - correct answer The message about life or human nature that the poet shares
with the reader.
Lyric - correct answer Deals with emotions and is written in a song like way (ex:
odes/sonnets).
