WorksheetsPoetry
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Ballad poem?
a)
A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter and is often unobtrusive
b)
A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual
c)
A poem that tells a story similar to a folktale or legend which often has a repeated refrain
d)
Poetry written in either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern
2.
What is a Stanza?
a)
Just a group of words
b)
A paragraph
c)
No such thing
d)
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem
3.
Who wrote "O Captain, My Captain."
a)
Emily Dickinson
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Edgar Allan Poe
d)
Marlin Brandon
4.
Which poet was a reclusive?
a)
Walt Whitman
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
Marylin Monroe
d)
Emily Dickinson
5.
What is a Haiku?
a)
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, usually containing a season word
b)
A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet
c)
An extensive, serious poem that tells the story about a heroic figure
d)
This type of poem is two lines which may be rhymed or unrhymed
6.
Which poet was friends with President John F. Kennedy?
a)
Maya Angelou
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
Emily Dickinson
d)
Robert Frost
7.
Who was the first black female director in Hollywood?
a)
Beyonce
b)
Toni Morrison
c)
Maya Angelou
d)
Oprah
8.
Who wrote "The Raven?"
a)
Walt Whitman
b)
Robert Frost
c)
Michael Jackson
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
9.
Which poet was not American?
a)
Robert Frost
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Emily Dickinson
d)
Maya Angelou
10.
Who was not one of the actors in the Shakespeare video we watched in class?
a)
Adam Long
b)
Michael Keaton
c)
Reed Martin
d)
Austin Tichenor
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