WorksheetsLyric Poetry Pre-assessment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does a lyric poem express?
personal thoughts and feelings
a narration of an event
a dialogue between characters in a poem
all of the above
A lyric poem is a _____ poem in which a single speaker expresses her personal thoughts and feelings.
happy
extensive
long
short
In ancient times, lyric poems were meant to be _____.
read
sung
narrated
imagined
From which musical instrument was the term "lyric" derived?
Lute
Lyre
Laud
Laure
Lyric poems have some elements in common with songs. Which is NOT a common element between them?
rhythm and melody
creative word choice
famous singer
single, unified impression
What makes a lyric poetry different from the other forms of poetry?
It has a single character which is the speaker who expresses his thoughts.
It narrates a story.
It signifies dialogues between characters
It is created for drama.
Which element of poetry is best created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?
meter
rhyme
figurative language
verse
It is a pair of rhymed lines.
couplet
quatrain
octave
sonnet
It is a one stanza poem that has 14 lines with specific rhyme scheme.
haiku
couplets
ode
sonnet
Which of the following could be considered a lyric poem?
an essay
song lyrics
drama script
fable
