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Poetry Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is National Poetry Month?

a)

September

b)

March

c)

April

d)

February

2.

Which of the following does NOT apply to poetry??

a)

Can be nonsense

b)

Can have capitals or not

c)

Can have unusual punctuation

d)

Must follow the rules

3.

Which of the following is NOT a common form of poetry?

a)

structural

b)

narrative

c)

lyrical

d)

free-verse

4.

Why are novels in verse so popular?

a)

Kids like short books-less words

b)

They ryhme!

c)

Because kids like to watch it be performed

5.

What is a poetry collection?

a)

A novel length book of poetry

b)

A group of poems from one or more poets.

c)

A paragraph in poetry

d)

The beat or meter of a poem

6.

How do you make a blackout poem?

a)

Read a poem in a dark room

b)

Black out all the least impactful words in your favorite poem

c)

Find a poem in a text and blackout the rest

7.

What is a poetry slam?

a)

A place where poets come to throw poetry at each other

b)

When a poet "slams" another poet with a great poem

c)

A competion where poets perform their poems for a live audience

8.

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

a)

Narrative

b)

Humorous

c)

Free-verse

d)

Lyrical

9.

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?

a)

Narrative

b)

Free-verse

c)

Lyrical

d)

Humorus

10.

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.

a)

Line breaks and repition

b)

Rhyme and humor

c)

Emotion and performance elements