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POETRY INTRODUCTION

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are many types of poems.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the author of a poem called?

a)

author

b)

writer

c)

poetress

d)

poet

3.

___________ is the repetition of sounds at the end of words.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Rhyme

4.

When we find a pattern in a poem that rhymes, we call this the _____________________________.

a)

rhyming chant

b)

pattern

c)

letter pattern

d)

rhyme scheme

5.

All poems rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A ____________________________ is a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

a)

stanza

b)

paragraph

c)

line

d)

poem

7.

When human qualities are used to describe non-human things is called.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Humanisation

d)

Personification

8.

Describing or comparing something to something else that is completely different. e.g This class is a zoo

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

9.

Comparing something to something else using the words 'like' or 'as'.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Rhythm

10.

Which of the following are NOT characteristics of poems.

a)

rhyme

b)

paragraphs

c)

stanzas

d)

lines

11.

Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face Jack Prelutsky


Be glad your nose is on your face,

not pasted on some other place,

for if it were where it is not,

you might dislike your nose a lot.


Imagine if your precious nose

were sandwiched in between your toes,

that clearly would not be a treat,

for you'd be forced to smell your feet.


Your nose would be a source of dread

were it attached atop your head,

it soon would drive you to despair,

forever tickled by your hair.


Within your ear, your nose would be

an absolute catastrophe,

for when you were obliged to sneeze,

your brain would rattle from the breeze.


Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,

remains between your eyes and chin,

not pasted on some other place--

be glad your nose is on your face!


Does this poem rhyme?

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face Jack Prelutsky


Be glad your nose is on your face,

not pasted on some other place,

for if it were where it is not,

you might dislike your nose a lot.


Imagine if your precious nose

were sandwiched in between your toes,

that clearly would not be a treat,

for you'd be forced to smell your feet.


Your nose would be a source of dread

were it attached atop your head,

it soon would drive you to despair,

forever tickled by your hair.


Within your ear, your nose would be

an absolute catastrophe,

for when you were obliged to sneeze,

your brain would rattle from the breeze.


Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,

remains between your eyes and chin,

not pasted on some other place--

be glad your nose is on your face!


How many stanzas are in this poem?

(a)  

13.

What is your favourite type of poem?

4 lines
14.

Mention one or more famous Poet(s) that you know.

4 lines