Quiz on How Poetry Works

What is a good way to think of poetry?

• As a historical document

• As a scientific report

• As word play

• As a form of prose

What is narrative poetry?

• Poetry that uses rhyme and rhythm

• Poetry that is written to be performed

• Poetry that tells a story

• Poetry that expresses feelings

What is an example of dramatic poetry?

• A limerick

• A haiku

• A Shakespearean play

• A song

A poem that expresses strong personal feelings about a subject and uses images from nature

• narrative

• lyric

• descriptive

What is rhyme?

• A literary device

• A form of prose

• A type of stanza

• A sound effect in poetry

What is alliteration?

• A poetic structure

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• A type of rhyme

What is enjambment?

• A literary device

• A form of visual poetry

• A type of rhyme scheme

• Breaking a sentence across lines

What is a caesura?

• A pause in the middle of a line

• A type of stanza

• A rhyme scheme

• A sound effect

What is iambic pentameter?

• A structure of five iambs

• A visual effect

• A form of narrative poetry

• A type of rhyme

What is concrete poetry?

• Poetry that tells a story

• Poetry that uses words arranged in a shape to express the topic of the poem

• Poetry that is performed

• Poetry that uses rhyme