Poetry Introduction

Do poems emphasize language’s musical qualities?

• Yes

• No

What does rhyme, rhythm and meter emphasise in poems?

• Intense feelings

• Language's musical qualities

• The shape of a poem

Do poems use condensed language?

• Yes

• No

A poem does not need to be lyrical.

• True

• False

Prose poems use vivid imagery and analytical analysis of life events

• True

• False

What do haiku's emphasize?

• It provides audience with a riddle that needs to be solved

• Tells one's life story in a short form

• Bursts of brief intensity, conveys the essence of a moment

What is a sonnet?

• A fourteen-line poem written in an iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is considered to be five unstressed syllables each followed by a stressed one. The structure of a sonnet is very strict.

• It flows freely like everyday speech. It's not typically casual or informal.

• It an extensive narrative or a lengthy story.

• It is formless and without constraints, usually written in a haphazard manner. It is intended for expressing long-winded ideas.

What is a free verse?

• It is a poem constrained by traditional poetic rules such as rhyme schemes or a specific metrical pattern

• It follow a specific pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, providing poets with more freedom in their expression.

• It is poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter.

• It is a poem confined by strict stanza and line length requirements.

What is a humorous poem consisting of only five lines?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Play

Which type of a poem tells a story? Has a story line?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Narrative poem

• Limerick