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Poetry Forms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Haiku originated in which country?

a)

China

b)

Tibet

c)

Japan

2.

Early Haiku artists chose to write about which topics

a)

flowers

b)

nature

c)

holidays

3.

Haiku has how many lines

a)

5

b)

3

c)

6

4.

How many total number of syllables in a Haiku poem?

a)

17

b)

12

c)

7

5.

How many lines are in a Cinquain poem?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

6.

In a Cinquain poem, how many words are in line #1?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

7.

In a Cinquain poem, how many words are in line #5?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

4

8.

In a Cinquain poem, which line share 3 verbs about the title of the poem?

a)

Line 3

b)

Line 4

c)

Line 2

9.

Which line in the Cinquain poem expresses emotion?

a)

Line 5

b)

Line 4

c)

Line 2

10.

Tanka is a form of poetry with how many total lines?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

11.

How many total syllables in a Tanka poem?

a)

13

b)

31

c)

33

12.

What is the syllabic pattern in the Tanka poem?

a)

5-7-5-7-5

b)

5-7-5-7-7

c)

7-5-7-5-5

13.

Which line of the Tanka poem presents a pivot?

a)

Line 3

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 4

14.

What is the meaning of a "pivot" in a Tanka poem?

a)

a rhyming pattern

b)

a repeat of the topic

c)

a turning point, a surprise, a contrast

15.

What is the rhyming pattern in a Limerick poem?

a)

ABABA

b)

AABBA

c)

ABCDA

16.

Limericks originated in which country?

a)

Ireland

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

17.

Limericks are considered to be...

a)

Poems for pre-schoolers

b)

nonsense poetry

c)

Poems about life in the country

18.

A Sonnet is a form of poetry made famous by

a)

Shakespeare

b)

King James

c)

Queen Elizabeth

19.

A Sonnet has how many lines?

a)

16

b)

14

c)

12

20.

A Sonnet has which pattern?

a)

3 quatrains and 1 couplet

b)

4 quatrains and 1 couplet

c)

5 quatrains and 2 couplets