Question

/th grade poetry vocabulary worksheet
name and class period_
part a - matching (write the letter of the correct answer)
match the term with its definition.

1. ____ stanza
2. ____ alliteration
3. ____ imagery
4. ____ rhyme scheme
5. ____ onomatopoeia

a. words that imitate sounds (buzz, crash, boom)
b. a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph
c. repetition of beginning sounds
d. a pattern of rhymes at the end of lines (abab)
e. language that appeals to the five senses

Explanation:

1. A stanza is a group of lines in a poem like a paragraph, so 1 - C.
2. Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds, so 2 - D.
3. Imagery is language that appeals to the five senses, so 3 - E.
4. Rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyming at the end of lines, so 4 - B.
5. Onomatopoeia are words that imitate sounds, so 5 - A.

Answer:

1. C
2. D
3. E
4. B
5. A