Year7- Couplet Poetry Quiz

What is a couplet?

• A single line of poetry

• Two lines of poetry that rhyme

• Three lines of poetry that share a theme

• Four lines of poetry with a specific rhythm

Which of these is a key feature of a couplet?

• It must be part of a sonnet

• It must have exactly 10 syllables per line

• It usually expresses a single idea or theme

• It must be written in iambic pentameter

The rhyme scheme of a single couplet would be represented as:

• AB

• AA

• ABC

• AABB

In the rhyme scheme AABB, how many couplets are represented?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which of these isn't an example of a couplet?

• "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens"

• "The cat sat on a mat / It saw a little rat"

• "The clock is ticking, don't delay / Time to learn and have some play!"

• "I do not like green eggs and ham / I do not like them Sam I am / I do not like them in a boat / I do not like them with a goat"

What is a quatrain?

• A one-line stanza

• A two-line stanza

• A three-line stanza

• A four-line stanza

How many lines are in a tercet?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What makes rhythm in poetry?

• Only the rhyming words

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The number of lines in each stanza

• The punctuation used throughout

Which famous children's author is quoted in the images with the line "If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!"?

• Dr. Seuss

• Roald Dahl

• Shel Silverstein

• A.A. Milne

A couplet can be:

• Only at the beginning of a poem

• Only at the end of a poem

• Either standalone or part of a larger poem

• Only used in sonnets