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What is poetry? Les 1 (ESL 2)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poetry is a form of ______________ that is used to share strong feelings

a)

imagery

b)

writing

c)

patterns of sound

d)

figurative language

2.

Which 3 literary tools does poetry use to share its message?

a)

writing, rhythm, type

b)

imagery, words, poets

c)

imagery, patterns of sound, figurative language

d)

feelings, themes, rhythm

3.

The ________________________ of words in poetry are combined to express feelings.

a)

length and sound

b)

meaning and flow

c)

sound and the way they look

d)

sound and meaning

4.

The usual form of poems are __________, but they can have other forms.

a)

lines

b)

shapes

c)

paragraphs

d)

sentences

5.

TRUE or FALSE: Poetry usually has rhythm or flow.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: There is only one type of poetry.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Poets DO NOT choose their words carefully to appeal to the feelings of the reader.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What do poets use to convey the tone of their writing?

a)

songs

b)

music

c)

words

d)

paragraphs

9.

Poets use poetic language and ______________________ to appeal to the feelings of the reader.

a)

vivid description

b)

tone of writing

c)

rhythm

10.

Poest choose their words based on ________ they sound as well as ___________ they say.

a)

which, if

b)

if, what

c)

how, what

d)

how, when

11.

True or False: Poetry uses imagery to share strong feelings.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

True or False: Poetry writing has the same form as all other writing.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

___________________ tells if a poem is happy, sad, angry.

a)

various length

b)

tone

c)

thymes

d)

punctuation

14.

True or false: ALL poems are the same length.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Poetry sometimes has correct grammar and punctuation.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What type of poem is shown here?

a)

rhyme

b)

concrete

c)

lyric

d)

acrostic

17.

Poetry also uses many types of______________________ like similes and metaphors.

a)

figurative language

b)

punctuation and grammar

c)

rhythm

18.

How many types of poetic devices/figurative language tools are listed on slide 8?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

15

19.

True or False: You must have special writing training to write poetry.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

True or false: All poems must have rhymes and lines.

a)

true

b)

false