Introduction to Poetry

Multiple Choice

Which type of poem is used to express an emotion?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Multiple Choice

Which type of poem tells a story?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Multiple Choice

Which type of poem pays tribute to something/someone you love?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Multiple Choice

Which type of poem has no set rules?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Multiple Choice

Which type of poem is meant to be funny?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Multiple Choice

Poetry that has a plot (setting, conflict, etc.)

• Limerick

• Ballad

• Sonnet

• Narrative

Multiple Choice

Poems of 14 lines with 10 syllable in each line.

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Limerick

• Diamante

Multiple Choice

A poem that does not have any set rules for rhyme, length of lines, or form. It does use literary devices like repetition or simile.

• Sonnet

• Narrative

• Free verse

• Haiku

Multiple Choice

All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What type of poem is this one?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Concrete

• Ballad

Multiple Choice

a two-line poem with both lines rhyming

• bi-poem
• couplet
• narrative
• ballac

Multiple Choice

What type of poem is this?

• haiku

• sonnet

• ballad

• limerick

Multiple Choice

In what country did haiku originate?

• USA

• China

• Japan

• India

Multiple Choice

What is a limerick?

• 14 line poems that are broken into 4 or 2 stanzas
• Seventeen syllables in 3 lines
• Poems that are conveyed through their graphic shape
• A funny poem that is 5 lines long

Multiple Choice

All of these are types of poetry EXCEPT:

• Sonnet
• Ballad
• Hiku
• Short Story

Multiple Choice

What structure is used in writing poetry?

• Sentences & Paragraphs
• Sentences & Stanzas
• Lines & Paragraphs
• Lines & Stanzas

Multiple Choice

Free verse poetry does not have...

• stanzas
• plot or conflict
• rhyme or rhythm
• serious topic

Multiple Choice

Which poetry term refers to the writer of the poem?

• poet
• speaker
• stanza
• line

​Sound in Poetry

​

​Poems are meant to be read aloud.

​

​Poets help to develop meaning

and express feelings

through the use of sound.

​

​

​Onomatopeia

• ​A word that represents a sound

Multiple Select

Select words below that are examples of onomatopoeia.

• squeal

• drip

• splish

• splash

• rain

Multiple Choice

A quatrain is a group of how many lines?

• 8
• 5
• 4
• 14