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Poetry Book Project - Alternate

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many lines do Haiku poems have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

How many total syllables are in a haiku?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

17

3.

Which line is the longest in a haiku?

a)

Line 1

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 3

d)

The Lunch Line

4.

What is the haiku syllable pattern?

a)

5, 5, 5

b)

5, 7, 5

c)

5, 7, 7

d)

1, 2, 3

5.

What is a acrostic poem??

a)

A poem like a free verse

b)

A poem that is up and down

c)

A poem that is funny

6.

These are sound words that can often be found in words

a)

haiku

b)

alliteration

c)

rhyme

d)

onomatopeia

7.

This type of poem has lines beginning with each letter of the topic.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Acrostic

c)

Concrete

d)

Haiku

8.

A ____________ is a sentence that makes a comparison using the words like or as, such as "it was as big as an elephant!"

a)

rhyme

b)

acrostic

c)

onomatopeia

d)

simile

9.

2. How many lines does a limerick have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

10.

7. What word can we use to finish this limerick?

a)

sun

b)

again

c)

umbrella

11.

8. Which choice is a Limerick Poem?

a)

There was an Old Man of Nantucket

Who kept all his cash in a bucket.

His daughter, called Nan,

Ran away with a man,

And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

b)

That at the last, and in short time, I spide,

Under a rocke, where she alas, opprest,

Fell to the ground, and there untimely dide.

Cruell death vanquishing so noble beautie

Oft makes me wayle so hard a desire.

c)

Light do I see within my Lady’s eyes

And loving spirits in its plenisphere

Which bear in strange delight on my heart’s care

Till Joy’s awakened from that sepulchre.

12.

What is the purpose of Limerick?

a)

to rhyme

b)

to make a joke or be funny

c)

to describe a serious event

d)

to hurt someone's feeling

13.
Free verse poetry does not have...
a)
stanzas
b)
plot or conflict
c)
rhyme or rhythm
d)
serious topic
14.

What is significant about free verse poetry?

a)

it has to rhyme

b)

it has to be a certain length

c)

it does not have to have a certain structure or rhyming pattern

d)

it has to be written with proper punctuation

15.
When words have ending sounds that correspond to one another
Example:  cat and hat
a)
metaphor
b)
rhythm
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
16.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
anonymous
17.

What is the definition of shape poem?

a)

A poem where the first letter of each line (or the last letter of each line) spells out a specific word.

b)

A poem that is originally from Japan which has 3 lines and it mostly talks about images from nature.

c)

A poem that takes on the shape of the thing you are writing about.

18.

Do you think this is a shape poem?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Which of the following is more likely to be in this shape poem?

a)

It swims up and down looking for food. 

b)

It stands still, tall, and proud.

c)

It jumps so high, until it reaches the sky.

20.

Do you think this is a shape poem?

a)

Yes

b)

No