Poetry Quiz

What is poetry?

• A form of writing that can tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses

• A form of writing that is always divided into paragraphs

• A form of writing that does not tell a story or describe anything

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What is a stanza in poetry?

• A group of two or more sentences

• A group of two or more paragraphs

• A group of lines in a poem

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Match the forms of poetry

• Narrative poetry

• Poems with no rhyme, rhythm, or rules.

• Lyrical

• Poetry that tells a story, often with characters, setting, and a plot

• Free verse

• Poems that have rhyme, rhythm, and sound like a song

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What is the purpose of sensory language in poetry?

• To create rhythm and rhyme in the poem

• To help the reader see, hear, or feel something

• To make the poem longer and more complex

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Similes and metaphors are examples of which type of literary device that authors use to create imagery?

• alliteration

• figurative language

• literal language

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What is alliteration in poetry?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words close to each other

• The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe

• A comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'

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What is the theme of a poem?

• The pattern of rhymes used in the poem

• The underlying message or main idea of the poem

• The person who is speaking in the poem

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What is onomatopoeia in poetry?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe

• A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'

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Match the following

• A person who writes a poem

• Theme

• the narrator

• Poet

• the truth, message, or lesson about life

• Speaker

• The feeling a poet is trying to convey

• Mood

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