Poetry Quiz

Literature that aims to evoke

an emotional response in the reader through

language chosen and arranged for its meaning,

sound, and rhythm.

• Poetry

• Haiku

• Elegy

• HyperPoetry

Number of syllables in a line and their emphasis

• Elegy

• Stanzas

• Meter

• Poem

Are long, detailed poems that tell fantastical stories of larger-than-life characters.

• Haiku

• Epic

• Villanel

• Form

Are short poems composed of five or more couplets, usually no more than fifteen.

• Ode

• Free-Verse Poetry

• Limerick

• Ghazal

Which one is part of the rules when writing Limerick?

• First two lines contain seven to

  ten syllables

• Line 1 repeats in lines 6, 12, and 18

• Five tercets (five lines)

• ABA, ABA, ABA, ABA, ABA,

  ABAA rhyme scheme

Which one is part of the rule when writing Villanel

• A volta, or “turn,

  ” begins the sestet, which responds to the

  argument posed in the octave

• Two stanzas: one octave (eight lines) and one sestet (six

  lines)

• Line 1 repeats in lines 6, 12, and 18

• Three quatrains (four lines) and a couplet,

  which typically concludes the poem

Why is Poetry important?