Forms in Poetry

What type of poetry must have 5 lines and follows a specific rhythm and rhyme pattern?

• Limerick
• Ballad
• Haiku
• Narrative

A sonnet has how many lines?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

a poem that uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line

• acrostic

• limerick

• concrete

• haiku

What is the syllable pattern of a cinquain?

• 2-2-4-6-8

• 2-4-6-8-10

• 2-4-6-8-2

• 2-4-2-6-8

A (n)____________________ is a seven-line poem that begins and ends with nouns that are opposites. The middle line is the longest and shows the change from one noun to another.

• shape

• "I Wish" poem

• syllable

• diamante

What is the definition of a haiku?

• A seven-line poem written in the shape of a diamond
• A phrase that rhymes
• A poem that follows no rhyme scheme or pattern
• A Japanese poem with 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables

A diamante poem includes the following parts of speech:

• Pronouns, adjectives and adverbs
• Nouns, verbs, adjectives
• Nouns and adjectives
• Verbs and pronouns

My structure likes to take the form of an object. What type of poetry am I?

• Acrostic Poem
• Shape Poem
• Couplet
• Limerick

The Shakespearean Sonnet has

• one cinquain, one x-line stanza
• three quatrains, one couplet
• one octave, one sestet
• two septets

Which poem is a quatrain (4 lines) based upon someone's name?

• Cinquain
• Clerihew
• I Am
• My Name Is...