7th Grade Interactive Poetry Terms Matching Activity
This 7th Grade Interactive Poetry Terms Matching Activity allows students to input answers, check answers, clear answers, reveal answers and go on to the next matching set.
- alliteration – The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a line or verse.
- assonance – The repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry for auditory effect.
- free verse – Poetry that lacks a regular rhyme or meter, often focusing on natural speech rhythms.
- haiku – A traditional Japanese poem with three lines and a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
- hyperbole – Exaggerated language or statements used for emphasis or effect.
- imagery – Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating a mental picture.
- limerick – A humorous five-line poem with a specific rhyme and meter pattern.
- metaphor – A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other.
- meter – The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
- narrative poem – A poem that tells a story and has a plot, characters, and setting.
- onomatopoeia – Words that imitate or resemble the sound they describe.
- oxymoron – A figure of speech that combines two contradictory words for a unique effect, like “bittersweet.”
- personification – Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals.
- rhyme – The similarity of sounds at the end of two or more words, often used for musical or rhythmic effect.
- rhyme scheme – The pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem, often represented with letters (e.g., ABAB).
- simile – A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
- sonnet – A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, often used for expressing love.
- stanza – A group of lines in a poem that form a unit, often with a specific rhyme scheme or meter.
- symbol – An object, person, or concept that represents a deeper meaning in a poem.
- theme – The central message or lesson conveyed by a poem.
Poetry Terms Matching Activity
Matching Set 1
A: A direct comparison without using “like” or “as.”
B: Words that sound similar at the end of lines.
C: A group of lines in a poem that form a unit.
D: Language that creates vivid mental pictures.
E: A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Matching Set 2
A: The rhythmic pattern of a poem.
B: Words that imitate sounds.
C: A poem with 5-7-5 syllables.
D: Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
E: Giving human qualities to non-human objects.
Matching Set 3
A: The main idea of a poem.
B: A rhyming pattern in a poem.
C: A 14-line structured poem.
D: Exaggeration for emphasis.
E: An object representing a deeper meaning.
Matching Set 4
A: Poetry without a regular structure.
B: A humorous 5-line poem.
C: Combining contradictory words.
D: A poem telling a story.
E: Repetition of vowel sounds.
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