Exploring Poetry

In order to be considered a poem it has to rhyme.

• False

• True

Identify the rhyme scheme in the following poem: 'My cat is nice/My cat likes mice/My cat is fat/I like my cat.'

• AAAA

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABBA

Which type of poem is characterized by not following any of the typical rules of poetry?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ode

• Villanelle

What type of poem tells a story and often has a specific rhyme scheme?

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Narrative poem

• Sonnet

What is the poetic device used in the line: 'Jacob jumps joyfully juggling jam'?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

What type of poem has 14 lines and often sounds like a song?

• Free verse

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Limerick

Which of the following best defines a rhyme scheme?

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a poem.

• A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.

What is a stanza in the context of poetry?

• A group of lines that are set apart from other lines, similar to a paragraph in an essay.

• A type of poem that is written in free verse.

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words in a poem.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.