Poetry and Literary Terms Multiple Choice Questions

What is poetry?

• A game

• A speech

• A storybook

• A newspaper

What do poets use?

• Rhythmic words

• Understanding

• Funny

• Published

What poetry term means rhyme scheme?

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Internal rhyme

What is a Narrative poem?

• Alliteration

• Wordplay

• Internal rhyme

• Rhyme

In poetry, Not every word rhymes. Only the last word rhymes.

• Every word

• Only the last word

• Only the first word

• Only the second word

What does a poem describe?

• Tells a story

• Honors the subject

• Uses dialect

• Describes feelings

What do Events in poetry mean?

• Instructions

• Emotions

• Opinions

• Actions

How many times can a poem be read?

• Once

• At least twice

• Only aloud

• It depends

What is it if it's louder when you read it?

• You hear it

• You memorize it

• You see it

• You write it

When should you read a poem?

• After every line

• After every other line

• Only at punctuation

• Every time