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Poetry Vocabulary
Contributed by: Hunter
  • 1. Rhyme Scheme
A) A regular pattern of rhyming words found in a stanza and coded by lettering the rhyme pattern: abab, aabb, etc.
B) A humorous poem of five lines with rhyming as "aabba"
C) The mood of the poet
D) Four lined stanza
  • 2. Cinquain
A) A five-line humorous poem with an "aabba" rhyme scheme
B) A stanza of two lines that rhyme and form a unit
C) A poem consisting of a four-line stanza.
D) A poem consisting of a five-line stanza
  • 3. Poet
A) Rhyming that occurs at the end of lines in a poem
B) A poem written to inspire thought
C) A person who writes poetry
D) A single row of words appearing together as a unit
  • 4. Stanza
A) The main topic or subject of a poem
B) The end of a line of poetry; the place where a poet chooses to end a line
C) A The repetition of the same or similar vowel and consonant sounds at the end of a line
D) The grouping of lines and are separated by a space within a poem.
  • 5. Haiku
A) A verse written to inspire thought by the author
B) An old English poem consisting of 14 lines about a single thought or idea.
C) A Japanese poem about nature consisting of three lines
D) The grouping of lines that are separated by a space in a poem
  • 6. Quatrain
A) A poem with 11 lines of personal information beginning with your first name and ending with your last name
B) A poem consisting of a four-line stanza
C) A poem consisting of a six-line stanza
D) A poem of seven lines on a specific topc and takes the shape of a diamond
  • 7. Mood
A) Feelings conveyed in a poem
B) Rhyming that occurs at the end of two lines
C) The main topic or subject of a poem
D) A verse written to inspire thought
  • 8. Acrostic
A) A poem that uses the letters in the topic word to begin each line
B) A poem with 11 lines of personal information beginning with your first name and ending with your last name
C) A long narrative poem usually about a hero
D) A 14-line poem about a single thought
  • 9. Bio Poem
A) A poem that uses the letters in the topic word to begin each line
B) A long narrative poem usually about a hero
C) A poem of 11 lines of personal information beginning with your first name and ending with your last name
D) A poem in the shape of a diamond about one topic
  • 10. Poetry
A) a person who writes poems
B) Emotions created by a poem
C) Grouping of lines set apart by a space
D) A verse written to inspire thought
  • 11. Limerick
A) A 14-line poem about a single subject
B) A Japanese poem about nature
C) A five-line funny poem with an "aabba" rhyme scheme
D) A long narrative poem usually about a hero
  • 12. Theme
A) A verse written to inspire thought
B) A 5-line poem that rhymes
C) Feelings conveyed by a poem
D) main topic or subject of a poem
  • 13. Line
A) a stanza that rhymes
B) Poet's feelings in a poem
C) Rhyming that occurs at the end
D) A single row of words
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