Poetry Quiz

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem?

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I like your head,

And I like you too.

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABAB

• CCC

What is a stanza?

• the "beat" created by the sound of words

• a group of lines arranged together

• the measure of stressed/ unstressed syllables

• a pattern of rhyme (shared sounds)

What is rhythm?

• the "beat" created by the sound of words

• a group of lines arranged together

• the measure of stressed/ unstressed syllables

• a pattern of rhyme (shared sounds)

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem?

I once had a cat,

That sat on a hat,

He hated the dog,

So he ate a frog.

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABAB

• CCC

What is meter?

• the "beat" created by the sound of words

• a group of lines arranged together

• the measure of stressed/ unstressed syllables

• a pattern of rhyme (shared sounds)

How do you find theme?

• Guessing

• Figuring out what message the author sends

• Figuring out what the setting is of the story

• Changing perspective

What is rhyme scheme?

• the "beat" created by the sound of words

• a group of lines arranged together

• the measure of stressed/ unstressed syllables

• a pattern of rhyme (shared sounds)

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem?

I'm a little teapot,

Short and stout.

Here is my handle,

Here is my spout.

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABAB

• CCC

Which of the following is NOT theme?

• challenging your perspective

• lessons of truth or life

• universal (applies to most people)

• debatable opinion

What does the B stand for in SWBST?

• But how did they find it?

• But what was the problem?

• But how many lines did it have?

• But where was the setting?