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Poetry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

A ______________ is a Japanese verse form with three lines. It uses imagery to create a nature scene.

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

free verse

d)

lyrical

2.

a poem that uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line

a)

acrostic

b)

limerick

c)

concrete

d)

haiku

3.

This is a traditional Japanese 3 line poem with a pattern of syllables counting 5, 7, 5. It often has to do with nature.

a)

Cinquain

b)

Onomatopeia

c)

Haiku

d)

Alliteration

4.

What's an example of rhyme?

a)

Cat, scratch

b)

spicy, salt

c)

crunch, munch

d)

rice crispy

5.
All are found in poetry except...
a)

rhyme scheme

b)

rhythm

c)

stanza

d)

paragraphs

6.

What is a poet?

a)

The person who writes a poem

b)

The person who draws the illustration

c)

The author of a book

d)

The speaker of the poem

7.

Why do poets use white space in a poem?

a)

To show us the theme

b)

To keep stanzas together.

c)

To make the poem look clean.

d)

To help us visualize the poem.

8.

What type of poetry am I?

- Creates a mental picture

- Doesn't follow the rules

- Doesn't have to rhyme

a)

Haiku

b)

Free Verse

c)

Narrative

d)

Lyrical

9.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

10.

What is the meaning of figurative language?

a)

phrases that can't be taken literally and helps readers to visualize

b)

phrases that must be taken literally and helps readers to visualize

c)

phrases that can't be taken literally and do not help readers to visualize

11.

Imagery refers to...

a)

the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using all 5 senses

b)

the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using only 1 sense

c)

the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using the sense of sight only

12.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentence and paragraphs

b)

Sentences and stanzas

c)

Lines and paragraphs

d)

Lines and stanzas

13.

What is the narrator of a poem called?

a)

Author

b)

Main Character

c)

Speaker

d)

Mistress of Ceremonies

14.
The pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza. Example- the pattern ababbcbcc."
a)
line
b)
theme
c)
rhyme scheme/rhyme
d)
stanza
15.

When lines or words of a poem are repeated over and over for emphasis or effect:

a)

repetition

b)

free verse

c)

rhyme

d)

rhythm

16.

What does the sentence below actually mean?

Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

The lightning was at a dance party.

b)

There was no lightning in the sky.

c)

There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

d)

The lightning was bad at dancing.

17.

I am a poem that praises a person, place, event, or thing. What am I?

a)

Free Verse

b)

Ode

c)

Haiku

d)

Limerick

18.

I am a funny 5-line poem written in an AABBA rhyme scheme

a)

Ode

b)

Acrostic

c)

Free Verse

d)

Limerick

19.

Meter/Rhythm is...

a)

The voice of the person or object in the poem

b)

A single row of words in a poem

c)

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

d)

To have the same ending sound in 2 or more words

20.

Imagery, sound devices, and figurative language are all tools used

a)

to build an Ark

b)

to make poems interesting

c)

to study flowers

d)

to make prose more interesting