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WorksheetsPoetry
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You can spot multiple literary devices throughout poetry.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentence and Paragraphs
b)
Sentences and Stanzas
c)
Lines and Paragraphs
d)
Verses and Stanzas
3.
All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Define “rhyme.”
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
d)
Two words having the same amount of syllables.
5.
What is a paragraph called in poetry?
a)
Stanza
b)
Stonza
c)
Stunza
d)
Stinza
6.
A sound, word, phrase or line repeated irregularly in a poem is known as a…
a)
Chorus
b)
Refrain
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
Repetition
7.
What is the beat of a poem called?
a)
Rhythm
b)
Beat
c)
Rhyme
d)
Lambs
8.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
9.
A sound, word, phrase or line repeated regularly in a poem (usually at the end of each stanza or verse) is known as a....
a)
Chorus
b)
Refrain
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
Repetition
10.
How many verses are in a couplet?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
How many verses are in a quadtrain?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
12.
How many verses are in a triplet?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Choose the best description of a Haiku and Tanka the best?
a)
Nature and Chinese
b)
School and Nebraska
c)
Nature and Japanese
d)
Technology and USA
14.
What is the correct syllable pattern of a Haiku?
a)
5, 7, 5
b)
5, 8, 5
c)
5, 6, 7
d)
3, 5, 7
15.
The correct syllable pattern of a Tanka is 5, 7, 5, 7, 5.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A poem that does NOT follow a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm is...
a)
Free Verse
b)
Haiku
c)
Sonnet
d)
Cinquain
17.
Which poem do you have to count your syllables in?
a)
Haiku
b)
Tanka
c)
All of the above
18.
Which poem do you focus on parts of speech?
a)
Cinquain
b)
Diamante
c)
All of the above
19.
The forth line of a cinquain must have a…
a)
Noun
b)
How you feel
c)
Two Adjectives
d)
Three Verbs
20.
A _____ is a short poem/stanza containing four lines while a _____ is a short poem/stanza containing five lines.
a)
cinquain; quatrain
b)
quatrain; cinquain
c)
couplet; cinquain
d)
none of the above
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