Poetry Overview

Poems have to rhyme.

• True

• False

Poems do not have to rhyme.

• True

• False

Poetry has to be "deep" or philosophical.

• True

• False

Punctuation doesn't matter in a poem.

• True

• False

Poetry is not easier to read.

• True

• False

Poems that express strong feelings or emotions.

• Dramatic Poetry

• Lyric Poetry

• Haiku

• Monologue

a seventeen-syllable poem that uses natural imagery to express an emotion.

• Monologue

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• None of the above

an elevated poem that pays tribute to a person, idea, place, or another concept.

• Haiku

• Monologue

• Sonnet

• Ode

a written work that both tells a story and connects the reader to an audience through emotions or behavior.

• Acrostic

• Soliloquy

• Dramatic Poetry

• Monologue

a speech given by one character to another, or by one character to the audience (also known as dramatic verse when not in poetic form)

• Monologue

• Acrostic

• Soliloquy

• Form Poetry