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The Elements of Poetry Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one of the elements of a poem?

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Dialogue

d)

Rhythm

2.

What is a stanza?

a)

A line of poetry

b)

A group of lines

c)

A paragraph

d)

A complete sentence

3.

What is rhyme in a poem?

a)

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

b)

The repetition of sounds at the end of words

c)

The repetition of ideas

d)

The repetition of words

4.

What is the theme in a poem?

a)

The tone

b)

The poet's attitude

c)

The message

d)

The atmosphere

5.

What does tone represent in a poem?

a)

The structure of the poem

b)

The attitude or feelings of the poet

c)

The main theme

d)

The rhythm of the poetry

6.

What is rhythm in a poem?

a)

The repetition of key words

b)

The number of stanzas

c)

The pattern of strong and weak syllables

d)

The length of the verses

7.

What is the name of the pause at the end of a stanza in a poem?

a)

Stanza period

b)

Stanza break

c)

Stanza verse

d)

Stanza comma

8.

What is the feeling that the reader gets from the poem?

a)

The rhythm

b)

The rhyme

c)

The tone

d)

The mood

9.

What is the writer's attitude expressed in the poem?

a)

The rhythm

b)

The rhyme

c)

The tone

d)

The mood

10.

How many syllables are there?

LOOKED

a)

1

b)

2

11.

Select the word(s) that rhymes with...

SOCKS

a)

BOT

b)

LOOKS

c)

BOX

12.

Select the strong syllable in...

FANTASTIC

a)

FAN

b)

TAS

c)

TIC

13.

The Laughing Heart

by Charles Bukowsky

[...]

there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.

[...]

13.

What is the tone of the poem?

a)

optimistic

b)

hopeless

c)

pessimistic

14-15.

The Laughing Heart

by Charles Bukowsky

[...]

there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.

[...]

14.

How many syllables are there?

SOMEWHERE

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

What is the theme of the poem?

a)

take advantage of life

b)

life is full of darkness

c)

there is hope in darkness