WorksheetsPoetry Pretests
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which genre is more artistic, has more emotion, and usually has elements of rhyme, rhythm and/or repetition?
prose
poetry
Most of the writing we read in the world is...
prose
poetry
Prose is written in...
lines
sentences
stanzas
paragraphs
How are poetry and prose similar?
They are both writing.
They are both genres of literature.
People can read them.
All of the above.
Poetry is written in...
lines and stanzas
sentences and paragraphs
Articles, stories, and books are examples of...
prose
poetry
Finish the sentence.
Poetry attempts to stir a reader's...
reading skills
thoughts and emotions
imagination
Poetry is divided into...
Paragraphs
Chapters
Stanzas
Sentences
What rhyme scheme does this poem use?
AABB
ABAB
ABBA
ABCD
Which of the following are examples of Prose? Choose all that apply.
Everyday Speeches
Songs
Novels
Essays
News Articles
Prose is written in what form?
Sentences
Lines
Short Story
Paragraph
What are the paragraphs in a poem called?
stanza
rhyme
couplet
line
Who is the person that writes a poem?
author
writer
illustrator
speaker/poet
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
scheme
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
poetry
comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
metaphor
simile
alliteration
stanza
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses
repetition
simile
metaphor
imagery
