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Poetry Vocab & Types

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ballad is a popular narrative song passed down and tells stories that are:

a)

Tragic

b)

Comic

c)

Heroic

d)

All of the above

2.

Poets throughout history have changed the ballad and used the form to write their own versions. These ballads are sometimes known as "literary" ballads.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Clouds murmur darkly,

it is a blinding habit—

gazing at the moon.


This poem is an example of:

a)

Lyric poetry

b)

Spoken Word

c)

Ode

d)

Haiku

4.

Haiku poems originated in Japan and often have three unrhymed lines of seven, five, seven syllables.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Spoken Word poetry is intended for performance and is contains elements from:

a)

Classical, jazz, blues, and new age music.

b)

Rap, hip-hop, jazz, rock, and folk music.

c)

Folk music, classical, and easy listening.

d)

Grunge, rap, hip-hop, and heavy metal.

6.

Spoken word poetry usually refers to issues of politics, race, community, and

a)

Social Justice

b)

Poverty

c)

Inequality

d)

Inequity

7.

A sonnet has how many lines?

a)

12

b)

16

c)

14

d)

10

8.

Sonnets were created in Italy and imported to which country?

a)

The United States

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

9.

There is only one type of sonnet.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Sonnets usually reflect on a single thought, with a "turn" of thought . . .

a)

. . . in its concluding lines.

b)

. . . hidden in its title.

c)

. . . in the first quatrain.

d)

. . . after line seven.

11.

A poem that addresses, and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea is known as:

a)

A ballad

b)

A lyric poem

c)

A haiku

d)

An ode

12.

A 14 line poem with variable rhyme that usually reflects on a single thought with a twist is known as . . .

a)

An ode

b)

A sonnet

c)

A ballad

d)

A lyric poem

13.

A line of a poem can also be called a

a)

verse

b)

doublet

c)

quatrain

d)

stanza

14.

A grouping of lines separated from others in a poem is known as a

a)

line

b)

verse

c)

stanza

d)

quatrain

15.

Poetry that is usually short, conveys strong emotions, written in first person, and comes in many forms is known as:

a)

A ballad

b)

Lyric poetry

c)

Spoken word

d)

Epic poem

16.

A pair of rhyming lines of poetry is a

a)

Doublet

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Repetition

d)

Couplet

17.

Poems to that do not have a patter of sound or rhythm are known as

a)

Ballads

b)

Sonnets

c)

Odes

d)

Free Verse

18.

Since the early 20th century, most published poetry has been . . .

a)

Rhyming poems

b)

Free verse poems

19.

Poets use rhyme in order to:

a)

Aid memory for reciting

b)

Adds a pleasing repeating element

c)

Adds special emphasis to lines that do rhyme

d)

All of the above

20.

Rhyme that is the most common type of rhyme where the final syllables of a line rhyme is called:

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

End rhyme

c)

Eye rhyme

d)

Free verse