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Poetry Quick Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the forms of poetry?

a)

Lyrical, Funny, Narrative, Free Verse

b)

Musical, Hilarious, Narrative, Point of View

c)

Lyrical, Humorous, Narrative, Free Verse

d)

Lyrics, Humorous, Story Telling, Free Style

2.

What form of poetry is this poem in?

a)

Free Verse

b)

Lyrical

c)

Humorous 

d)

Narrative 

3.

What form of poetry is this poem in?

a)

Narrative

b)

Humorous 

c)

Lyrical

d)

Free Verse

4.

What form of poetry is this poem in?

a)

Narrative

b)

Humorous 

c)

Lyrical

d)

Free Verse

5.

Three main categories of poetry are 

a)

lyric and narrative.

b)

lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

c)

informative, expository, and narrative.

d)

None of the above.

6.

Aria, David, and Abigail are exploring the magical world of poetry! Can you help them identify the three main categories of poetry?

a)

lyric and narrative.

b)

lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

c)

informative, expository, and narrative.

d)

None of the above.

7.

What for of poetry is this poem in?

a)

Humorous 

b)

Lyrical

c)

Free Verse

d)

Narrative 

8.

What is this an example of?

a)

Similie

b)

Personification 

c)

Metaphor 

d)

Sensory Language 

9.

What is the speaker feeling in this poem?

a)

Discouraged

b)

Fearful

c)

Effortless

d)

Angry

10.

What is the speaker feeling in this poem?

a)

Thoughtful

b)

Beautiful

c)

Peaceful

d)

Hopeful

11.

What is this an example of?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile 

d)

Onomatopoeia 

12.

Which line has a SIMILE in it?

a)

The thunder was a loud train.

b)

The thunder boomed and rumbled.

c)

The thunder growled like a bear.

d)

The thunder shook the windows.

13.

How many lines is a quatrain?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

14.

What type of poem is a ballad?

a)

A very serious one

b)

A humorous poem

c)

A story poem

d)

A short one

15.

Which line has a METAPHOR in it?

a)

Her eyes shone through the darkness.

b)

Her eyes were two full moons.

c)

Her eyes looked like my eyes.

d)

Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

16.

The river it flows

flows and flows and flows and flows

down until the end


This poem can be described as a....

a)

ballad

b)

haiku

c)

series of couplets

d)

limerick

17.

What does the phrase "the rose that grew from concrete" mean figuratively as used in the poem? Check all that apply.

a)

The concrete represents difficult circumstances and that the rose represents an individual who can overcome those circumstances.

b)

The concrete doesn’t provide an environment that supports the growth of flowers, but the rose grows anyway.

c)

This comparison emphasizes the ability of the flower to succeed despite not having what it would need, according to “nature’s laws.”

d)

The concrete, unlike a garden, is a place where “no one else” cares.

18.

In "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout", what type of figurative language is "The garbage reached across the state"?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

19.

In "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout," what kind of sound device is this?

"Moldy melons dried up mustard."

a)

rhythm

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Repetition

d)

Alliteration

20.

In "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout," Sarah meets an "awful fate." What happens to her?

a)

She is forced to take out the garbage.

b)

She has to apologize to her neighbors because they had to move away.

c)

She is swallowed up by the garbage.

d)

She has no friends.

21.

What is the primary purpose of a haiku?

a)

A) To tell a story

b)

B) To express a moment in nature

c)

C) To describe a character

d)

D) To create a humorous effect

22.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

A) The wind whispered through the trees

b)

B) As brave as a lion

c)

C) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky

d)

D) The car engine roared like a lion

23.

What is the rhyme scheme of a traditional limerick?

a)

A) AABB

b)

B) ABAB

c)

C) AABBA

d)

D) ABCB

24.

In poetry, what is the term for a group of lines forming a unit?

a)

A) Stanza

b)

B) Verse

c)

C) Couplet

d)

D) Quatrain

25.

Which of the following best describes free verse poetry?

a)

A) Poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme

b)

B) Poetry that has a regular meter

c)

C) Poetry without a regular rhyme scheme or meter

d)

D) Poetry that tells a story