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Poetry SEK

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

2.

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

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

3.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

smilie

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

5.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

6.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

7.

December Leaves has ____ stanza(s).

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

8.
All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Does not rhyme.
a)
narrative
b)
free verse
c)
narrative
d)
lyrical
10.
Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
11.
What is personification?
a)
a word that mimics a sound
b)
repetition of consonant sounds
c)
using symbols to represent something
d)
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
12.
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Imagery
d)
Foreshadowing
13.

A _____________ is a humorous, five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme.

a)

narrative

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

humorous

14.

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

15.
Watermelon
Juicy, sweet
Dripping, slurping, smacking
So messy to eat
Yummy
a)
cinquain
b)
couplet
c)
haiku
d)
limerick
16.

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

a)

acrostic

b)

limerick

c)

concrete

d)

haiku

17.
What is a common theme in haiku?
a)
Nature
b)
War
c)
Heartbreak
d)
Friendship
18.

What kind of poem has 14 lines that has the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg?

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Kenning

d)

Limerick

19.

This is a Japanese form of poetry meaning "short song". It contains 5 lines with a syllable scheme of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7.

a)

Tanka

b)

Haiku

c)

Pensee

d)

Color

20.

How many stanzas does this poem have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

How many lines are in the poem?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

22.

This is a Japanese form of poetry meaning "short song". It contains 5 lines with a syllable scheme of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7.

a)

Tanka

b)

Haiku

c)

Pensee

d)

Color

23.

How many syllables are in the second line?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

24.

True or False: The first three lines of this poem are the same as a haiku!

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How many lines are in a sonnet?

a)

18

b)

14

c)

13

d)

10

26.

What is a group of four lines in a sonnet called?

a)

Quatrain

b)

Cinquain

c)

Quartet

d)

Tetrain

27.

A type of sonnet that includes three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

a)

Petrarchan Sonnet

b)

Shakespearean Sonnet

c)

Spenserian Sonnet

d)

Italian Sonnet

28.

Where would you find three -ing action verbs in a cinquain?

a)

Line 1

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 3

d)

Line 4

e)

Line 5

29.

Line 2 of a cinquain contains...

a)

A single noun

b)

two adjectives

c)

three -ing action verbs

d)

a phrase relating to the single noun

e)

a synonym of the title

30.

Hard, colorful, and wet are all examples of ____________.

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

verbs

d)

phrases

e)

synonyms

31.

Which line of a cinquain has a noun that tells what the poem is about?

a)

Line 1

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 3

d)

Line 4

e)

Line 5

32.

A riddle is usually posed as a question

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Select the types of riddles.

a)

Sonnet and Tanka

b)

Enigma and a conundrum

c)

Acrostic and enigma

d)

There is only one type of riddle.

34.

How many syllables can you find in a Tanka?

a)

5

b)

31

c)

22

d)

14

35.

What is the usual subject of a Tanka

a)

Seasons

b)

Nature

c)

Feelings

d)

None of these.

36.

Rhyme is important in a Acrostic poem.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What types of riddles exist?

a)

enigma

b)

conundrum.

c)

Riddler

d)

All of these are correct.

38.

What is a quatrain?

a)

4 lines

b)

3 lines

c)

2 lines

d)

A stanza.

39.

How many quatrains are there in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

40.

Which of these is true about a Cinquain

a)

The first and last lines only have 2 syllables. The second line has 4 syllables. The third line has 6 syllables. The fourth line has 8 syllables

b)

The first and last lines only have 3 syllables. The second line has 5 syllables. The third line has 3 syllables. The fourth line has 3 syllables

c)

The first and last lines only have 1 syllables. The second line has 4 syllables. The third line has 3 syllables. The fourth line has 10 syllables

41.

What is true about a Haiku.

a)

Haiku poems typically don’t rhyme.

They are intended to be read in a single breath.

b)

Haiku poems typically rhyme.

They are intended to be read in 2 breaths.

c)

Haiku poems typically rhyme but only the 1st 2 lines.

They are intended to be read in a single breath.