WorksheetsUnderstanding Poetry
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is poetry primarily described as according to our notes?
A way of making art with language
A method of writing novels
A form of dance
A type of painting
According to our notes, what do poems express?
Huge ideas or feelings
Scientific facts
Historical dates
Mathematical problems
What role do authors have in writing?
Write stories
Write poetry
Paint pictures
Compose music
What role do poets have in poetry, according to our notes?
Write poems
Write stories
Perform dances
Create sculptures
What is the function of 'Speakers' in poetry ?
The voice we hear in a poem
The person who writes the poem
The audience listening to the poem
The critic reviewing the poem
What are 'Line breaks' used for in poetry?
To change the line to stress sounds or appearance
To mark the end of a poem
To separate stanzas
To indicate a new theme
What is the structure of a Haiku?
5-7-5 syllable pattern
4-6-4 syllable pattern
5-5-5 syllable pattern
6-8-6 syllable pattern
Which type of poem is known for having a rhyme scheme of ABAB or AABB?
Sonnet
Limerick
Ballad
Free Verse
What is characteristic of a Limerick's structure?
No set rhyme scheme
Rhyme scheme of AABBA
Rhyme scheme of ABAB
Free form with no rhymes
Which type of poem spells out a word or message with the first letter of each line?
Acrostic
Cinquain
Couplet
Quatrain
What defines a Sonnet?
A poem with no specific structure
A poem with three lines
A poem consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme
A narrative poem that tells a story
The moon is washing windows,
Dancing off the glass,
Resting on the praying trees
And painting the sleeping grass.
aabb
abcc
abcb
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
What kind of stanza is these lines from a poem?
couplet
tercet
quatrain
I saw a little hermit crab
His coloring was oh so drab
These line make a...
couplet
tercet
quatrain
The lady who has loved you as you've grown
Will always love and cherish you for all time.
She has the greatest heart ever known.
What kind of stanza is these lines from a poem?
couplet
tercet
quatrain
Sounds that are alike at the end of words, such as snow and crow
stanza
lyric poem
rhyme
speaker
