Poetry Terms Quiz for High School

Poetry terms quiz built on Paul Laurence Dunbar's 'Sympathy': students match terms to definitions and answer 10 multiple-choice questions that ask them to spot each device in the poem.
Grades
Grades 9–12
File type
Multiple File Types

Updated Sep 18, 2026

Subject
Literature, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Vocabulary, Reading, Language Development, ELA
Topic
Poetry Terms, Literary Elements
Resource types
Quizzes

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Poetry: Terms' Quiz

The Poetry: Terms' Quiz is specially designed to be a trusted teaching tool, assisting educators in effectively assessing their students' grasp of key poetry elements. This engaging quiz uses a poem by renowned poet Paul Laurence Dunbar as its base, with multiple-choice and matching style questions.

Primary Usage:
  • Public school class teachers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Focussed on students from Grade 9 to Grade 12.
Main Subject Areas Covered:
  • Language Arts with sub-topics such as:
    • Literature, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing.

A succinct layout spanning three pages, this quiz combines vocabulary enrichment and comprehension catering to overall literature understanding. Teachers can use it as part of whole-group instruction or individualized small-group literacy sessions. Assign as homework or include for revision leading up to assessments.

Educators will find the Poetry: Terms’ Quiz not just an assessment tool but also a means encouraging student interaction with literature at an immersive level; that comes in Word Document format for easy editing if required.

An essential learning reinforcement tool promises teacher's ease while ensuring student's literary competency development at par with expected education standards. Inclusive yet succinct makes this resource remarkably easy-to-use providing an atmosphere conducive towards insightful learning -- thus translating into rewarding outcomes from both educators' and students' perspectives ensuring academic dreams turn into reality!

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Define common poetry terms such as metaphor, simile and assonance

  • Identify examples of poetic devices in a poem

Skills covered

  • Device identification — students choose which line of 'Sympathy' shows each poetic device

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