WorksheetsMJ Poetry Structure and Form
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Structure is...
a)
The way a poem sounds
b)
A simile
c)
The way a poem's words and lines are laid out on a page
d)
How a poem functions
2.
narrator of the poem
a)
poet
b)
stanza
c)
quatrain
d)
speaker
3.
A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space. It looks like a "paragraph" of poetry.
a)
stanza
b)
refrain
c)
ballad
d)
chorus
4.
Poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure, and mimics regular speech is called ______________.
a)
ode
b)
free verse
c)
stanza
d)
ballad
5.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
6.
The way a poem's words and lines are laid out on the page is known as ____
a)
form
b)
line
c)
all of the above
7.
Lines of poetry may be arranged into groups that are called ___
a)
forms
b)
line
c)
stanzas
8.
Poems that follow fixed rules are known as ___
a)
conventional/traditional form
b)
open/irregular form
c)
both options are correct
9.
Poems with a rhythm like everyday speech are called ___
a)
conventional
b)
traditional
c)
free verse
10.
To help convey meaning, poets use _____ elements.
a)
graphical
b)
unusual
c)
common
11.
What are some examples of graphical elements?
a)
capital letters
b)
lines
c)
stanzas
d)
all of the answers are correct
12.
What gives human qualities to something that is non-human?
a)
Sensory Language
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Personification
13.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
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