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Elements of Poetry

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the Poem?

a)

Stanza

b)

Metaphor

c)

Message

d)

Meter

2.

A comparison using like or as is an Imagery or Alliteration?

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

None

d)

There is no such thing

3.

A ____ is a 3 line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

a)

Haiku

b)

Cinquain

c)

Couplet

d)

Sonnet

4.

Does Figurative Language mean exactly what is written?

a)

Yes

b)

What is figurative language?

c)

I don't know

d)

No

5.

End Rhyme Meaning

a)

End lines rhyme

b)

The beat or pace of a poem

c)

The "paragraphs" of a poem

d)

Pictures created in your mind while you are reading

6.

Onomatopoeia Examples:

a)

Hum

b)

He is as fat as a mansion

c)

Filling fits in forsting

d)

She is the apple of my eye

7.

How many lines does a sonnet have?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

15

d)

14

8.

A writer of poem and poetry is _____.

a)

a poet

b)

a couplet

c)

a meter

d)

a rhythm

9.

A Meter is the regular rhythmic pattern of a poem.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I have no idea

d)

It depends on the type of poem

10.

Metaphors compare without using the words, like or as.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

Maybe?

11.

Repetition are repeated words or _______.

a)

similes

b)

metaphors

c)

phrases

d)

rhymes

12.

Literal Language is FAKE

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

Maybe?

13.

A Cinquain is a _ line poem; Usually not rhyming

a)

T

b)

A

c)

S

d)

C

14.

A couplet has _ number of lines with the same rhythm and end rhyme

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2