Types of Poetry Quiz

Which type of poem is this? "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both…"

• Lyric

• Narrative

• Dramatic

• Melodramatic

Identify the poem type from this excerpt: "My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze; For above and around me the wild wind is roaring…"

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Dramatic

• Melodramatic

What kind of poem is signaled by these lines? Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Dramatic

• Melodramatic

“Son,” said my mother,

 When I was knee-high,

 “You’ve need of clothes to cover you,

 And not a rag have I.

There’s nothing in the house

 To make a boy breeches,

 Nor shears to cut a cloth with

 Nor thread to take stitches.

• Dramatic

• Lyric

• Narrative

• Melodramatic

What type is this short excerpt? "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough…"

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Dramatic

• Melodramatic

What does "author's purpose" mean in poetry?

• The length of the poem.

• The poet's reason for writing the poem.

• The number of stanzas in the poem.

• The rhyming words used in the poem.

If a poet writes a poem to make you laugh, their main purpose is to:

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Express

A poem that describes the different parts of a tree and how they grow is most likely written to:

• Persuade

• Inform

• Express

• Entertain

Which type of author's purpose is most likely found in a poem about a poet's deep sadness or joy?

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To express

Read the following lines: "The wind whispers secrets through the tall, green trees, As golden sunlight filters with gentle ease. Oh, nature's beauty, a sight to behold, Protect our planet, more precious than gold!" What is the primary author's purpose in these lines?

• To inform about trees.

• To entertain with descriptions.

• To persuade readers to protect nature.

• To express feelings about sunlight.