Poetry Test Review

Which form of poetry was invented in Japan?

• haiku

• limerick

• ballad

• concrete

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which country invented the limerick form?

• Japan

• The USA

• Ireland

• England

How many lines are in a haiku?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

How many lines are in a limerick?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which one of these is the correct syllable count for lines in a haiku?

• 5-7-5

• 3-5-3

• 7-5-7

• 10-10-10

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

• ABABA

• ABBAA

• ABCBA

• AABBA

Identify the form:

A creature of charm is the gerbil.

His diet is entirely herbal.

It grazes all day

On bunches of hay

Passing gas with an elegant burble.

• Haiku

• Concrete

• Limerick

• Ballad

What do we call it when the same sound is repeated? Hint: this is usually found at the end of lines of poetry.

• Rhythm
• Rhyme
• Meter
• Figurative language

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are the 4 structures of poetry? Check all that apply.

• Rhyme

• stanza

• personification

• rhyme scheme

• speaker

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Slippery seals sleep silently on the sandy seashore.

• Rhyme
• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4