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Poetry Pretests

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which genre is more artistic, has more emotion, and usually has elements of rhyme, rhythm and/or repetition?

a)

prose

b)

poetry

2.

Most of the writing we read in the world is...

a)

prose

b)

poetry

3.

Prose is written in...

a)

lines

b)

sentences

c)

stanzas

d)

paragraphs

4.

How are poetry and prose similar?

a)

They are both writing.

b)

They are both genres of literature.

c)

People can read them.

d)

All of the above.

5.

Poetry is written in...

a)

lines and stanzas

b)

sentences and paragraphs

6.

Articles, stories, and books are examples of...

a)

prose

b)

poetry

7.

Finish the sentence.


Poetry attempts to stir a reader's...

a)

reading skills

b)

thoughts and emotions

c)

imagination

8.

Poetry is divided into...

a)

Paragraphs

b)

Chapters

c)

Stanzas

d)

Sentences

9.

What rhyme scheme does this poem use?

a)

AABB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

ABCD

10.

Which of the following are examples of Prose? Choose all that apply.

a)

Everyday Speeches

b)

Songs

c)

Novels

d)

Essays

e)

News Articles

11.

Prose is written in what form?

a)

Sentences

b)

Lines

c)

Short Story

d)

Paragraph

12.
words that appeal to the five senses
a)
symbolism
b)
imagery 
c)
mood
d)
tone 
13.
using she, he, them, or they when speaking 
a)
third person 
b)
first person
14.

What are the paragraphs in a poem called?

a)

stanza

b)

rhyme

c)

couplet

d)

line

15.

Who is the person that writes a poem?

a)

author

b)

writer

c)

illustrator

d)

speaker/poet

16.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

17.

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

18.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

19.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery