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Poetry Structure

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT an element of poetry ...

a)

rhythm and rhyme

b)

structure

c)

sound devices

d)

figurative language

e)

paragraphs

2.

Structure refers to the way the lines of a poem are arranged. It can be fixed or free.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Some examples of fixed verse are...

a)

Cinquain

b)

Limerick

c)

Haiku

d)

Ballad

4.

When you clap along to a song or poem, you are clapping to its beat or its ...

a)

alliteration

b)

rhyme

c)

rhythm

d)

assonance

5.

What is the rhyming pattern to this Poem

a)

abab

b)

aabb

c)

bbaa

d)

bags

6.

What is the sound device used in this poem?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

repetition

d)

consonance

7.

What sound device is used in this poem?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Repetition

d)

Assonance

8.

What lines in this poem are a metaphor?

a)

Fur as orange as the blazing sun,

b)

His eyes are tiny balls of gold,

c)

His teeth are daggers,

d)

Sleep embraces him like a blanket,

9.

What line is an example of personification?

a)

Fur as orange as the blazing sun,

b)

His eyes are tiny balls of gold,

c)

His teeth are daggers,

d)

Sleep embracing him like a blanket,

10.

Which line is an example of a simile?

a)

Fur as orange as the blazing sun,

b)

His eyes are tiny balls of gold,

c)

His teeth are daggers,

d)

Sleep embracing him like a blanket.