WorksheetsReading Study Guide Poetry 7th grade
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 28mins
Poetry has many forms. The form of the poem is determined by ------ and------. Please choose two answers for this question.
Purpose
form
characteristics
Lyric
The features of the poem that contribute to the form is ----
Purpose
Characteristics
Lyric
Subject & Theme
Words that sound the same
Lines& Stanzas
Rhyme
Tone
Rhythm
The topic or message of the poem
Tone
Subject & Theme
Lines & Stanzas
Purpose
The poet's attitude toward the subject
Rhyme
Characteristics
Lines & Stanzas
Tone
The stress and unstressed syllables, measured in meter
Tone
Rhyme
Rhythm
Lines & Stanzas
The number of lines and groups of lines in the poem
Tone
Lines & Stanzas
Subject & Theme
Lyric
The goal of the poem: the reason it's written
Rhyme
Purpose
Tone
Lyric
A short poem in which the poet, the poet's persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings. The subject and Theme: Varies
Lyric
Forms
Ode
Poetry
The ----Purpose to celebrate single object or idea. Subject & Theme: can be about any subject.
Elegy
Haiku
Ode
Sonnet
Purpose: a short poem that originated in Japan. Usually expresses something about nature
Sonnet
Elegy
Haiku
Concrete
Purpose: to memorialize (to remember a person who has passed) or to reflect on a subject. Subject & Theme: death of a person or a serious subject like was
Concrete
Sonnet
Haiku
Elegy
Purpose: A 14 line poem that follows a particular rhyme scheme. Purpose varies. The subject & Theme: varies but often about love
Elegy
Sonnet
Concret
Ballad/Narrative
Purpose: To connect the idea of the poem with the visual appearance of the poem. Subject & Theme: varies
Ode
Ballad/Narrative
Concrete
Lyric
Purpose: often a song used to tell tragic, heroic, or comical story. The subject &Theme: varies
Ballad/Narrative
Concrete
Sonnet
Ode
Description that talks about the 5 senses ( smell, touch, sight, sound & taste)
Purpose
Forms
Techniques in Poetry
Imagery
What does the poet use to help tell the story?
Literally devices
figurative
rhyme scheme
meter
Figurative language: Words or phrases that have a ----- rather than a ----- meaning. Choose 2 answer.
figurative
rhyme
literal
repetition
Alliteration:-----beginning sounds
Literary Device
same
constant sounds
human like qualities
Consonance: Repetition of -------
Extreme exaggeration
same beginning sounds
human like qualities
constant sounds
Personification: giving inanimate objects------
Human like qualities
constant sounds
rhyme scheme
Tone
What is a Hyperbole?
Literary Devices
Extreme Exaggeration
Human like qualities
rhyme scheme
------ is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
Assonance
Alliteration
Allusion
Consonance
A poem that does not have a formal structure-----
free verse
open form
meter
stanza
rhythm in poetry; regular arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables in each line
meter
open form
free verse
repetition
stanza
a poem that does not have rhythm, rhyme, or set line length
meter
stanza
free verse
repetition
open form
repeating of something
stanza
open form
repetition
meter
free verse
a verse or set of lines in a poem
repetition
stanza
free verse
meter
open form
What helps contribute to the light tone of the poem?
word choice and meter(Rhythm)
Literally devices
a refrain and story elements
What does the poet use to help tell the story?
word choice and meter (Rhythm)
a refrain and story elements
Literally devices
What elements of the poem work together to create a " whole poem?"
word choice and meter (Rhythm)
Literally devices
a refrain and story elements
The words that a poet--or any writer--chooses to use is -----
the way people speak today
on purpose
context clues
it impends comprehension
One strategy readers use to define unknown words is to use----
the way people speak today
rhyme scheme
on purpose
context clues
Not knowing a word can affect reading because---
on purpose
It impends comprehension
the way people speak today
context clues
Today the language of poets is similar to
Poetic elements
context clues
on purpose
the way people speak today
Poetic elements are
what kind of poem it is
strong images, weird word combinations, and unusual metaphors.
features common to poetry over the centuries
rhyme at the end of lines
meter or a rhythm to the words
One common poetic element is
features common to poetry over the centuries
what kind of poem it is
strong images, weird word combinations, and unusual metaphors
rhyme at the end of lines
meter or a rhythm to the words
Many older poem is what?
rhyme at the end of lines
appeal to the sense of hearing
theme, tone, or mood
what kind of poem it is
features common to poetry over the centuries
Poets creatieve
theme, tone, or mood
strong images, weird word combinations, and unusual metaphors
rhyme at the end of lines
features common to poetry over the centuries
Rhyme scheme, meter, and number of lines tell?
appeal to the sense of hearing
features common to poetry over the centuries
meter or a rhythm to the words
what kind of poem it is
All the elements of a poem help to express a particular
what kind of poem it is
helps the reader visualize and comprehend better
theme, tone or mood
appeal to the sense of hearing
Figurative language in poetry can?
theme, tone, or mood
meter or a rhythm to the words
appeal to the sense of hearing
helps the reader visualize and comprehend better
Sound in poetry can be used to ?
appeal to the sense of hearing
helps the reader visualize and comprehend better
Onomatopoeia, alliterations, repetition, rhyme, and rhythm
what kind if poem it is
Example of sounds in poetry are?
Onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition, rhyme, and rhythm
theme, tone, or mood
what kind of poem it is
rhyme at the end of lines
Poetic structure helps express the
a dog
poetic structure
tell the structure of a poem
theme, tone, or mood
different kinds of poem
Stanzas, line breaks, and rhyme schemes make up?
poetic structure
poetic forms
structure
theme, tone, or mood
Line and rhyme clues might
poetic structure
different kinds of poem
tell the form of the poem
theme, tone, or mood
The form might?
tell the structure of a poem
tell the form of the poem
different kinds of poem
poetic structure
Haikus, limerick, and free verse are
poetic forms
tell the structure of a poem
different kinds of poem
poetic structure
Every word, line break, and use of punctuation in a poem expresses?
different kinds of poem
theme, tone, or mood
free verse
poetic forms
structure
Well known poetic structures are called?
structure
theme, tone, or mood
poetic structure
poetic forms
free verse
Some forms of poetry are?
tell the structure of a poem
Haikus, limerick, and free verse
poetic forms
structure
A poem about a dog might look like?
a cat
a dog
a rat
a bat
Poems without consistent meter, rhyme, or stanza length are?
free verse
structure
poetic forms
tell the structure of a poem
meter or a rhythm to the words
