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Poetic Elements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A concrete poem is one that is written

a)

has 5 syllables

b)

is about cement

c)

in a shape that represents the subject of the poem

d)

has neither rhyme or regular rhythm

2.

Which is a song like poem that tells a story?

a)

Lyric poem

b)

Literary Ballad

c)

Free Verse

d)

Haiku

3.

Rhyme in a poem is

a)

the use of words that imitate sounds

b)

the repetition of sounds at the end of words

c)

the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds

d)

the repetition of vowel sounds

4.

A Haiku poem is a 3-line Japanese poem based on a subject about

a)

people

b)

animals

c)

nature

d)

television shows

5.

Most poems are written as this kind of poem:

a)

Literary Ballad

b)

Lyric Poem

c)

Free Verse

d)

Concrete Poem

6.

Words that sound exactly alike (for example floor/door) are

a)

half rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

exact rhyme

d)

external rhyme

7.

Rhyming words that appear at the end of the lines

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

Half rhyme

c)

External rhyme

d)

Exact rhyme

8.

A poem that has neither rhyme nor regular rhythm

a)

Literary Ballad

b)

Lyric Poem

c)

Free verse

d)

Haiku

9.

Half Rhyme are

a)

rhyming words within lines

b)

words that sound exactly alike

c)

words whose sounds are similar but not identical

d)

rhyming words at the end of lines

10.

A refrain is

a)

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

b)

a four-line stanza or poem that rhymes

c)

a pattern of beats or stresses

d)

the use of words that imitate sounds

11.

The use of an element of language more than once - like a sound, word, phrase, line, or sentence

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

extended metaphor

c)

rhythm

d)

repetition

12.

Rhyme scheme is

a)

the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

b)

Haiku

c)

the repetition of sounds at the end of words

d)

rhyming words at the end of the lines

13.

Several comparisons using the words "like" or "as" are made that point out a number of similarities is

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

extended metaphor

d)

personification

14.

Rhyming words at the end of the lines

a)

exact rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

end rhyme

d)

near rhyme

15.

A poem comprised of highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker

a)

Personification

b)

Free Verse

c)

Literary Ballad

d)

Lyric Poem

16.

A Haiku has __________________ syllables

a)

3-5-3

b)

5-7-5

c)

4-5-6

d)

6-8-6

17.

A song like poem that tells a story, often about adventure or romance

a)

Literary ballad

b)

Realistic poetry

c)

Free verse

d)

Lyric poem

18.

Rhyming words that appear within lines of a poem

a)

Rhyme scheme

b)

Internal rhyme

c)

Exact rhyme

d)

Rhyme