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WorksheetsWhat is Poetry? "Flocabulary Quiz"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is true about poetry?
A: Poetry is always written in strict form.
B: Poets choose words for their meaning and sound.
C: Unlike prose, poetry is written in straightforward language.
D: Poets never read their poems aloud.
Which of the following is not a type of poem?
A: a haiku
B: a sonnet
C: a limerick
D: a news article
True or False: Poems must follow grammatical rules.
True
False
Alliteration, rhyme and onomatopoeia are all examples of
A: prose.
B: sound devices.
C: image devices.
D: meters.
Which of the following does not use figurative language?
A: "The fog comes on little cat feet."
B: "Fog appeared in the harbor and city."
C: "The frog sat like a bump on a log in the fog."
D: "Fog fell over the lake like a ghostly waterfall."
Rhyming is when some words
A: sound alike.
B: sound exactly the same.
C: are spelled the same way.
D: have the same definition.
What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem excerpt?
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
A: ABBA
B: ABAB
C: AAAB
D: AABA
Which poetic device is used in the following line?
Paulina put the pretty pink petunias into pots.
A: personification
B: alliteration
C: onomatopoeia
D: metaphor
Which poetic device is used in the following line?
The water plopped into the lake in big droplets.
A: personification
B: alliteration
C: onomatopoeia
D: metaphor
Which poetic device is used in the following line?
The river swallowed the town whole.
A: personification
B: alliteration
C: onomatopoeia
D: simile
