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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many syllables are in a haiku?
13 (5-3-5)
17 (5-7-5)
19 (7-7-5)
21 (7-7-7)
Haikus rhyme
True
False
Haikus are often about nature.
True
False
Matsuo was famous for writing:
Haikus
Quatrains
Limericks
Tankas
How many lines are in a quatrain?
2
3
4
5
If a poem has the following structure: ABAB, what should both A lines do?
They should have the same meter.
They should start with the same word.
They should be five syllables.
They should rhyme.
How many lines does a Limerick have?
3
4
5
6
The rhyme pattern for a Limerick is:
ABAB
AABB
AABBCC
AABBA
Which of the following poems is usually meant to be funny?
Haiku
Quatrain
Limerick
Tanka
Quatrains usually rhyme.
True
False
Limericks usually rhyme
True
False
Which line is the longest in a haiku?
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
The Lunch Line
How many lines does a haiku have?
2
3
4
5
Which type of poem starts off just like a haiku?
A haiku
Quatrain
Limerick
Tanka
Murasaki wrote what type of poems?
Haikus
Quatrains
Limericks
Tankas
A poem that doesn't follow a particular rhythm or rhyme pattern is called:
Tanka
Limerick
Free Verse
Haiku
Limericks and tankas both have:
Rhymes
Five lines
17 syllables
Synonyms
Which of these don't have to rhyme?
Haikus
Tankas
Free verse
All of the above
Quatrains and limericks both:
Have 17 syllables
Rhyme
have long words in them.
make my head hurt
Find the rhyme: cat
cap
cake
fat
coat
Find the rhyme: make
take
mock
drip
dry
Find the rhyme: trip
fall
ship
stop
truck
Find the rhyme: get
goat
coat
pet
sweet
Find the rhyme: charge
change
strange
chain
barge
What is a slant rhyme?
An uneven rhyme
Two words that kind of rhyme like "made" and "fate."
A two syllable rhyme
Words that don't rhyme.
