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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did Haiku become introduced to the US?
a)
1940
b)
1920
c)
1950
d)
1970
2.
How many lines are in a Petrarchan Sonnet?
a)
12
b)
16
c)
13
d)
14
3.
What is alliteration?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds.
b)
The repetition of vowel sounds.
c)
The repetition of rhymes.
d)
The repetition of letters.
4.
Which is an example of figurative language.
a)
Symbols
b)
Sonnets
c)
Assonance
d)
Hyperboles
5.
Which form of poetry has seventeen syllables?
a)
Sonnet
b)
Haiku
c)
Free Verse
d)
Ballad
6.
Which form of poetry is a song?
a)
Ballad
b)
Haiku
c)
Sonnet
d)
Free Verse
7.
Which form of poetry is MOST LIKELY to talk about "courting"?
a)
Haiku
b)
Ballad
c)
Sonnet
d)
Free Verse
8.
What is the rhyme scheme for Free Verse poetry?
a)
AABB CCDD EEFF GG
b)
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
c)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
d)
None
9.
What is the rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean Sonnet?
a)
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
b)
ABBAABBA CDECDE
c)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
d)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH
10.
Which type of poetry has no rhythm or rhyme scheme?
a)
Free Verse
b)
Haiku
c)
Ballad
d)
Sonnet
11.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of vowel sounds.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds.
c)
The repetition of letters.
d)
The repetition of rhymes.
12.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
A major exaggeration.
b)
A comparison using "like" or "as".
c)
A comparison without using "like" or "as".
d)
A well known cultural phrase.
13.
What is a symbol?
a)
Something that represents something else.
b)
An exaggeration.
c)
Figurative Language
d)
A comparison using "like" or "as".
14.
Ballads are made up of ___________________.
a)
Verses and Choruses
b)
Stanzas
c)
Octaves and Sestets
d)
Quatrains and Couplets
15.
Which type of Ballad is made up of quatrains?
a)
Shakespearean
b)
Petrarchan
c)
Hamilton
d)
Peruvian
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