WorksheetsPoetry
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two types of language used in poetry?
a)
Only figurative
b)
Figurative and literal
c)
Moral and immoral
2.
Language used to create a special effect in feeling; not meant to be taken literally
a)
Vocabulary
b)
Literal
c)
Moral
d)
Figurative
3.
The exact primary meaning of a word or words
a)
Literal
b)
Figurative
c)
Moral
d)
Immoral
4.
The person who speaks or narrates the poem
a)
Speaker
b)
Author
5.
The speaker and writer are NOT necessarily the same person
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A statement about life that the author is trying to get across to the reader; the main idea or message
a)
Purpose
b)
Theme
c)
Thesis statement
d)
Lesson
7.
The author's choice of words
a)
Diction
b)
Vocabulary
8.
Words or phrases the writer selects to create a picture in the mind
a)
Diction
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
9.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
a)
Rhythm
b)
Ballad
10.
/
a)
Stressed syllable
b)
Unstressed syllable
11.
U
a)
Stressed syllable
b)
Unstressed syllable
12.
Repetition of a line of poetry at the end of a stanza
a)
Verse
b)
Refrain
c)
Rhythm
d)
Meter
13.
A short, funny poem with 5 lines; each line has a certain syllable limit
a)
Limerick
b)
Cinquain
c)
Haiku
d)
Ballad
14.
A 5-line poem with a word count on each line; noun, adj, verbs, feelings, noun
a)
Cinquain
b)
Ballad
15.
A 7-line poem that uses opposites; written in the shape of a diamond
a)
Diamante (diamond)
b)
Cinquain
16.
A traditional Japanese poem with 3 lines and has a syllable limit
a)
Haiku
b)
Diamond
17.
A narrative poem (tells a story) that has 3 or more stanzas or 4 lines each; uses ABCB or AABB rhyme scheme
a)
Free verse
b)
Ballad
c)
Sonnet
d)
Cinquain
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