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Types of Poetry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of poetry tells a story?
a)
Lyric
b)
Narrative
c)
Haiku
d)
Free Verse
2.
A poem consisting of a single speaker expressing a state of mind or process or perception, feeling, emotion, or thought
a)
Lyric
b)
Sonnet
c)
Narrative
d)
Free Verse
3.
Poem consisting of 14 lines with an intricate (complex) rhyme scheme
a)
Narrative
b)
Haiku
c)
Sonnet
d)
Lyric
4.
A quatrain is a group of how many lines?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
4
d)
14
5.
What is the rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean/English sonnet?
a)
abab cdcd abab cc
b)
abcd abcd abcd ef
c)
abab cdcd efef gg
d)
aabb ccdd eeff gg
6.
words usually at the ends of lines of poems that sound the same
a)
rhythm
b)
meter
c)
refrian
d)
rhyme
7.
a group of lines that might be thought of as a "paragraph" in prose; 
a)
refrain
b)
stanza
c)
meter
d)
rhythm
8.
The writer of a poem is called...
a)
poet
b)
illustrator
c)
author
d)
smart person
9.

This pen is perfect,

Just right for my size.

This pen is indeed perfect,

But there is something I despise.

The lid is cracked and

The ink is running low.

The pen is a little crooked.

I guess it is a little old, but

Otherwise everything is fine.

This pen is my favorite

With its words still engraved

And its healthy green glow.

a)

ode

b)

haiku

c)

sonnet

d)

limerick

10.

Poems that express strong feelings or emotions and is like a song are called...

a)

free verse poems

b)

lyrical poems

c)

narrative poems

d)

humorous poems

11.

Who is the speaker of a poem?

a)

the reader

b)

the author

c)

the narrator

d)

the tone

12.
What is the rhyme scheme:

There are words like Freedom
Sweet and wonderful to say
On my heartstrings freedom rings
All day everyday.
a)
ABCB
b)
ABBA
c)
ABCA
d)
ABCC
13.
What is the rhyme scheme?
I saw a star slide down the sky, 
Blinding the north as it went by,
Too burning and too quick to hold,
Too lovely to be bought or sold,
Good only to make wishes on
And then forever to be gone.
a)
AAABBB
b)
AABBCC
c)
ABABAB
d)
ABCABC
14.
What is the rhyme scheme?
The railroad track is miles away,
And the day is loud with voices speaking,
Yet there isn't a train goes by all day
But I hear its whistle shreiking
a)
ABBA
b)
AABB
c)
ABCA
d)
ABAB
15.
What is the rhyme scheme?
In Spring, a breeze blows from the west;
A breath as gentle as a sigh;
And with it, soft tears from the sky;
Relief at passing winter's test.
a)
The first and third lines rhyme and the second and fourth lines rhyme
b)
The first and fourth lines rhyme and the second and third lines rhyme
c)
The first and second lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme
d)
There is no rhyme pattern.
16.

A poem that is written to a person, object, or event.

a)

Ode

b)

Ballad

c)

Haiku

d)

Lyric

17.

A literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.

a)

Poem

b)

Short Story

c)

Novel

d)

Lyrics

18.

A sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Ode

d)

Elegy

19.

Identify the type of poetry.


O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

a)

Free Verse

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Elegy

20.

I know I'm going somewhere,

and I can hardly wait,

Somewhere's not the sort of place

where someone should be late


What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

a)

a, b, c, b

b)

a, a, b, b,

c)

a, b, a, b

d)

a, b, c, d