Types of Poetry Quiz

Which of the following BEST describes what a poem is?

• An old fashion form of communication

• Only written by boring, old people

• A way to express our emotions

• A form of writing with strict rules

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Poems originated as part of...

• the oral tradition so people could remember information

• part of the written tradition so people could remember information

• part of the cave painting tradition so people could remember information

• part of the Shakespearean tradition so people could remember information

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A poem that celebrates a subject; a tribute to an object, person, or event is a(n)...

• concrete poem

• sonnet

• limerick

• ode

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A very short poem of Japanese origin; 17 syllables; 5,7,5 is a(n)...

• sonnet

• haiku

• ode

• concrete poem

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Poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure is a(n)...

• concrete poem

• free verse poem

• limerick

• sonnet

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A poem with 14 lines; each line has 10 syllables; written in iambic pentameter is a(n)...

• limerick

• free verse poem

• sonnet

• haiku

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A humorous poem of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba is a(n)...

• haiku

• sonnet

• free verse

• limerick

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Sometimes called 'shape poetry'—this is a poem whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem.

• sonnet

• haiku

• concrete poem

• free verse poem

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