Poetry Review

What type of poetry has 5 lines, a rhyme scheme, and humor?

• Haiku

• Cinquain

• Limerick

• Acrostic

How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku?

• 7

• 5

• 4

• 2

Which poem spells a word with the first letter of each line?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Cinquain

• Acrostic

Which 5 line poem requires the writer to count syllables in each line?

• Cinquain

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Acrostic

True or False: Haiku poems must rhyme

• True

• False

Limerick poems are said to originate from which two countries?

• Spain and Portugal

• France and Wales

• England and Ireland

• Germany and Poland

There are how many total syllables in a Haiku?

• 15

• 10

• 16

• 17

The _______ is poetry's version of a paragraph.

• Line

• Stanza

• Rhythm

• Meter

Which poem has 5 lines with two syllables in the first line, four in the second, six in the third, eight in the fourth, and two in the fifth?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Cinquain

• Acrostic

Which type of poem typically includes a reference to nature?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Cinquain

• Acrostic