Understanding Different Poetic Forms

What is the primary characteristic of a sonnet?

• It has five lines and follows a specific syllabic pattern

• It is a long, narrative poem about heroic deeds

• It consists of 14 lines with a set rhyme scheme and meter

• It is a poem that tells a story, often in quatrains

Which poetic form consists of three lines and follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern?

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Tercet

• Cinquain

What distinguishes a ballad from other poetic forms?

• It is humorous and follows an AABBA rhyme scheme

• It is a long poem that tells mythical stories

• It is a narrative poem, often written in quatrains

• It is a five-line poem with a specific syllable pattern

Which of the following best defines an elegy?

• A) A humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

• B) A poem that mourns the loss of a person

• C) A long narrative poem about a hero

• D) A poem that consists of a series of rhyming couplets

Which poetic form uses five anapestic lines and typically has a humorous or nonsensical theme?

• Limerick

• Epic

What is the key feature of free verse poetry?

• It strictly follows a specific rhyme scheme

• It has a set number of syllables in each line

• It does not follow regular meter or rhyme rules

• It is always written in stanzas of four lines

Which of these is a four-line stanza often found in poetry?

• Quatrain

• Tercet

• Couplet

• Cinquain

What is an epic poem?

• A poem that uses the first letter of each line to spell a word

• A short poem with a moral lesson

• A long poem about heroic or mythical stories

• A three-line poem with a set syllabic structure

What is a couplet?

• A stanza consisting of two rhyming lines

• A three-line poem that does not rhyme

• A four-line stanza with alternating rhyme

• A poem that mourns the loss of someone

What is the primary function of enjambment in poetry?

• It creates humor within a poem

• It allows a sentence to continue onto the next line without a pause