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WorksheetsPoetry Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When is National Poetry Month?
September
March
April
February
Which of the following does NOT apply to poetry??
Can be nonsense
Can have capitals or not
Can have unusual punctuation
Must follow the rules
Which of the following is NOT a common form of poetry?
structural
narrative
lyrical
free-verse
Why are novels in verse so popular?
Kids like short books-less words
They ryhme!
Because kids like to watch it be performed
What is a poetry collection?
A novel length book of poetry
A group of poems from one or more poets.
A paragraph in poetry
The beat or meter of a poem
How do you make a blackout poem?
Read a poem in a dark room
Black out all the least impactful words in your favorite poem
Find a poem in a text and blackout the rest
What is a poetry slam?
A place where poets come to throw poetry at each other
When a poet "slams" another poet with a great poem
A competion where poets perform their poems for a live audience
What type of poem is "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
Narrative
Humorous
Free-verse
Lyrical
What type of poem is (the last
section of) The Summer Day by Mary Oliver?
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
Narrative
Free-verse
Lyrical
Humorus
IWhat are the most important poetry devices being used the poem "18 Flavors" by Shel Silverstein.
Eighteen luscious, scrumptious flavors--
Chocolate, lime and cherry,
Coffee, pumpkin, fudge-banana,
Caramel cream and boysenberry.
Rocky road and toasted almond,
Butterscotch, vanilla dip,
Butter-brickle, apple ripple,
Coconut and mocha chip,
Brandy peach and lemon custard,
Each scoop lovely, smooth, and round,
Tallest ice-cream cone in town,
Lying there (sniff) on the ground.
Line breaks and repition
Rhyme and humor
Emotion and performance elements
