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Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 27mins
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
Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a
smilie
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point
rhyme
repetition
stanza
alliteration
On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...
alliteration
personification
rhyme
stanza
Several lines grouped together in a poem
line
stanza
poetry
repetition
December Leaves has ____ stanza(s).
1
2
3
A _____________ is a humorous, five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme.
narrative
haiku
limerick
humorous
A ______________ is a Japanese verse form with three lines. It uses imagery to create a nature scene.
haiku
limerick
free verse
lyrical
Juicy, sweet
Dripping, slurping, smacking
So messy to eat
Yummy
a poem that uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line
acrostic
limerick
concrete
haiku
What kind of poem has 14 lines that has the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg?
Haiku
Sonnet
Kenning
Limerick
This is a Japanese form of poetry meaning "short song". It contains 5 lines with a syllable scheme of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7.
Tanka
Haiku
Pensee
Color
How many stanzas does this poem have?
1
2
3
4
How many lines are in the poem?
1
3
5
7
This is a Japanese form of poetry meaning "short song". It contains 5 lines with a syllable scheme of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7.
Tanka
Haiku
Pensee
Color
How many syllables are in the second line?
1
3
5
7
True or False: The first three lines of this poem are the same as a haiku!
True
False
How many lines are in a sonnet?
18
14
13
10
What is a group of four lines in a sonnet called?
Quatrain
Cinquain
Quartet
Tetrain
A type of sonnet that includes three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
Petrarchan Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
Spenserian Sonnet
Italian Sonnet
Where would you find three -ing action verbs in a cinquain?
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 2 of a cinquain contains...
A single noun
two adjectives
three -ing action verbs
a phrase relating to the single noun
a synonym of the title
Hard, colorful, and wet are all examples of ____________.
nouns
adjectives
verbs
phrases
synonyms
Which line of a cinquain has a noun that tells what the poem is about?
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
A riddle is usually posed as a question
True
False
Select the types of riddles.
Sonnet and Tanka
Enigma and a conundrum
Acrostic and enigma
There is only one type of riddle.
How many syllables can you find in a Tanka?
5
31
22
14
What is the usual subject of a Tanka
Seasons
Nature
Feelings
None of these.
Rhyme is important in a Acrostic poem.
True
False
What types of riddles exist?
enigma
conundrum.
Riddler
All of these are correct.
What is a quatrain?
4 lines
3 lines
2 lines
A stanza.
How many quatrains are there in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
4
3
2
1
Which of these is true about a Cinquain
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
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
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
What is true about a Haiku.
Haiku poems typically don’t rhyme.
They are intended to be read in a single breath.
Haiku poems typically rhyme.
They are intended to be read in 2 breaths.
Haiku poems typically rhyme but only the 1st 2 lines.
They are intended to be read in a single breath.
