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WorksheetsPoetry Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A series of lines groups together and separated by an empty line is called...
a)
a stanza
b)
a couplet
c)
a poem
d)
a paragraph
2.
A stanza with 4 lines is called a...
a)
tercet
b)
quatrain
c)
couplet
d)
octave
3.
A poem with one speaker (not necessarily the poet) who expresses strong thoughts and feelings is a...
a)
Narrative
b)
Descriptive
c)
Lyric
4.
A poem that tells a story is a...
a)
Narrative
b)
Descriptive
c)
Lyric
5.
A poem that describes the world that surrounds the speaker is a...
a)
Narrative
b)
Descriptive
c)
Lyric
6.
An _______ is a poem mourning the dead with no set metric or stanza pattern.
a)
Ode
b)
Elegy
c)
Sonnet
7.
A _________ is a poem consisting of 14 lines and usually written in iambic pentameter.
a)
Ode
b)
Elegy
c)
Sonnet
8.
There are two types of Sonnets. What are they?
a)
Shakespearean and Italian
b)
Italian and Chinese
c)
Shakespearean and American
9.
A haiku poem consists of how many lines?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
3
10.
An ______ is a long narrative poem, recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.
a)
Epic
b)
Limerick
c)
Ballad
11.
The most common type of rhyme scheme is...
a)
end rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
12.
What type of figurative language is this?
Her eyes are flowering daisies.
Her eyes are flowering daisies.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
13.
What type of figurative language is this?
Your love makes my heart go ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump.
Your love makes my heart go ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
14.
What type of figurative language is this?
Sharp green eyes each like a pin.
Sharp green eyes each like a pin.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
15.
What type of figurative language is this?
The rivers crawled slowly to the ocean.
The rivers crawled slowly to the ocean.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
16.
What type of figurative language is this?
Jumping joyous and jolly jabberwocky.
Jumping joyous and jolly jabberwocky.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
17.
When we read a poem for the first time, what do we read for?
a)
plot
b)
title
c)
figurative language
d)
personal commentary
18.
When read a poem the second time through, what do we read for?
a)
plot
b)
title
c)
figurative language
d)
personal commentary
19.
When read a poem the third time through, what do we read for?
a)
plot
b)
title
c)
figurative language
d)
personal commentary
20.
When read a poem the last time through, what do we read for?
a)
plot
b)
title
c)
figurative language
d)
personal commentary
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