Poetry

Question 1

Children are usually first exposed to Poetry in what form?

Answer 1

Lullabies

Question 2

“Horrid” and “Forehead” Are not perfect Rhymes. What other terms can be used?

Answer 2

Near-rhyme

Question 3

“The cannon went boom!” what kind of speech sound is this?

Answer 3

Onomatopoeia

Question 4

“Don’t dance in the dark, Little Donald.” What kind of speech sound is this?

Answer 4

Alliteration

Question 5

Consonance refer to:

Answer 5

the repetition of word with same consonant sounds

Question 6

Onomatopoeia refers to:
- the repetition of words with the same consonants
- the repetition of words with the same vowel sounds
- a word or phrase that that mimics the sound the thing literally makes
- a metaphor that allows an inanimate object to take on human traits
the repetition of word with same consonant sounds

Answer 6

a word or phrase that that mimics the sound the thing literally makes

Question 7

“A figure of speech in which what is literally said overstates the mean” is otherwise known as:

Answer 7

Hyperbole

Question 8

A poem that relies on musical quality of language and describes the feeling of a moment is what kind of poem?

Answer 8

Lyric poetry

Question 9

Edward Lear is often attributed as writing the first:

Answer 9

Limerick

Question 10

What is a poem that tells a story also called?

Answer 10

Narrative poetry