Poetry Final

What is true about poetry?

• Poetry is always written in strict form.
• Poets choose words for their meaning and sound.
• Unlike prose, poetry is written in straightforward language.
• Poets never read their poems aloud.

The author of a poem is called a ______________________.

• speaker
• audience
• linguist
• poet

Which of the following is NOT a type of poem?

• a haiku
• a sonnet
• a limerick
• a news article

True or False: Poems must follow grammatical rules.

• True
• False

What is a difference between poetry and prose?

• Poetry is usually meant to be read silently; prose is meant to be read aloud.
• Poetry is more concerned with the sound and rhythm of words.
• Prose pieces are longer than poems.
• Prose pieces contain more facts; poems contain more feelings.

Why are poems sometimes difficult to understand on first read?

• Poets tend to pack many points into each poem.
• Poets often experiment with language and meaning.
• You have to figure out the rhythm and meter before you can understand a poem.
• Poets often invent new words, which is confusing.

Reading a poem out loud is most likely to help you:

• Understand the metaphors
• Grasp its rhythm and rhyme
• Figure out the main themes and the meaning

Alliteration, rhyme, and onomatopoeia are all examples of

• prose
• sound devices
• image devices
• meters

Which of the following does NOT use figurative language?

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."
• "Fog appeared in the harbor and city."
• "The frog sat like a bump on a log in the fog."
• "Fog fell over the lake like a ghostly waterfall."

Rhyming is when some words

• sound alike
• sound exactly the same
• are spelled the same way
• have the same definition