Performing your own poem inspired by big and small objects | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

True or false? Free verse poems rely on consistent patterns of rhyme or rhythm.

Answer explanation

Free verse poems are any poems that do not rely on consistent patterns of rhyme or rhythm.

The rhythm of a free verse poem may be similar to how a person might ...

• speak.

• write.

• walk.

Answer explanation

Free verse tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech, so the poem may sound more like how a person might speak.

True or false? In free verse poetry, poets may still use poetic devices such as alliteration, repetition and similes to create their desired effect.

Answer explanation

A poet may still use poetic devices such as alliteration, repetition, similes and even rhyme to have their desired effect on the reader.

Rhyme in poetry is the similarity of sounds between the __________ syllables of words, creating a musical quality and pattern in the poem.

• beginning

• middle

• ending

Answer explanation

Sometimes they have the same spelling at the end, which helps us know they rhyme.

True or false? Sometimes rhyming words have different spellings at the end, but are still rhyming words as they sound similar.

Answer explanation

It is the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables that helps us to know if words rhyme, not the spelling.

How many words are joined together to make a kenning?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

An example of a kenning describing a boat could be 'sea-floater'.