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ELA spring final

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry is called
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme scheme 
c)
end rhyme
d)
couplet
2.
True or False: All poems must have a rhyme scheme.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
4.
A form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters is called...
a)
Lyric Poetry
b)
Concrete Poetry
c)
Narrative Poetry
d)
Free Verse Poetry
5.
A _________________ is a fourteen lined poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
a)
Haiku
b)
Epic
c)
Sonnet
d)
Free Verse
6.
Poetry that is written into a form so that it takes on the appearance of the subject it is written about is known as a...
a)
Haiku
b)
Ode Poem
c)
Ballad
d)
Concrete Poem
7.
A very short poem that has 3 lines with a syllable count of 5 for line 1,7 for line 2, and 5 for line 3 is known as a... 
a)
ballad
b)
haiku
c)
free verse 
d)
sonnet 
8.
A lyrical poem that tells a story and is suitable to being spoken or sung is known as a...
a)
ballad 
b)
sonnet
c)
haiku
d)
ode
9.
Poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure is known as...
a)
free verse 
b)
ode
c)
haiku
d)
ballad 
10.
What is the "tone" of a poem?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author's attitude in a poem
c)
The time and place of the poem
d)
The summary of events in the poem
11.
What is mood in poetry?
a)
the feeling or atmosphere a poem gives off
b)
the poet's attitude towards the subject
c)
a poem which expresses emotion
d)
a contrast between expectation and reality
12.
How many lines does a cinquain have? 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
5
13.
A long poem that tells of heroic deeds and adventures is known as a(n)
a)
Narrative
b)
Ode
c)
Epic
d)
Free Verse
14.
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
As I drew nearer to the end of all desire,
I brought my longing’s ardor to a final height, 
Just as I ought. My vision, becoming dire, 
Entered more and more the beam of that high light 
That shines on its own truth. From then, my seeing 
Became too large for speech, which fails at a sight
a)
A A B B C C 
b)
A B C A B C
c)
A B A C B B 
d)
A B A B C B
15.
What is the tone of the following stanza from Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken"?
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
a)
confused 
b)
unhappy
c)
relieved 
d)
excited 
16.
What is the meaning of the following stanza from "Do not go gentle onto that Good Night"?
"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
a)
To live life to the fullest 
b)
It is okay to wither away
c)
Fight with everyone you know
d)
Everyone should live fast and die young