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The Art of Poetry

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If it is needed and you can't do without it.

a)

unsurpassed

b)

necessary

c)

cruising

d)

stir

2.

There is nothing that is better than this.

a)

stir

b)

unsurpassed

c)

necessary

d)

plunges

3.

If you cause a _____ you create strong feeling, such as excitement or shock.

a)

extraordinarily

b)

unsurpassed

c)

necessary

d)

stir

4.

When you are traveling in a boat for fun.

a)

necessary

b)

unsurpassed

c)

cruising

d)

extraordinarily

5.

When you are traveling in a boat for fun.

a)

necessary

b)

unsurpassed

c)

cruising

d)

extraordinarily

6.

What do we call a group of lines of poetry?

a)

Sentences

b)

Lines

c)

Stanza

d)

Title

7.

What is the genre of this selection?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Poetry

c)

Drama

d)

Historical Fiction

8.

To explain how a car moves by comparing it to a horse running.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

9.

During the storm, the wind whispered secrets to the trees is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

10.

to create a strong feeling, like shock or excitement

a)

stir

b)

plunges

c)

unsurpassed

d)

necessary

11.

How many lines are in a haiku

a)

7

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

12.

What is a limerick?

a)

A food

b)

A poem

c)

A city

d)

A leprechaun

13.

How many lines does a limerick have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

14.

What 3 lines have to rhyme in a limerick?

a)

1st, 2nd, 5th.

b)

1st, 2nd, 3rd

c)

1st, 3rd, 4th.

15.

What 2 lines have to rhyme together?

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

4 and 5

d)

3 and 4

16.

What word rhyme's with SPAIN?

a)

Sun

b)

Rain

c)

Can't

d)

Spin

17.

What word rhyme's with PINK?

a)

Think

b)

Reach

c)

Print

d)

Pit

18.

What word can we use to finish this limerick?

"There was a teacher from Spain,

who loved to go out in the rain,

Her umbrella was pink,

it made people think

she would never go out ___________"

a)

umbrella

b)

sun

c)

in the rain

d)

again

19.

What word rhymes with CAT?

a)

Mat

b)

Make

c)

Call

d)

Cake

20.

Who is the father of Limericks?

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Edward Lear

c)

Edward Cullen

d)

Edgar Lee

21.

Concrete poetry is considered:

a)

Only a form of visual art

b)

Only a form of written expression

c)

A blend of visual art and written expression

d)

Unrelated to artistic expression

22.

_____________ poems create a shape about their subject.

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

lyrical

d)

concrete

23.

a poem that has a shape that matches the topic

a)

ballad

b)

acrostic

c)

haiku

d)

concrete

24.

If you are writing about rain, your shape poetry must be in the form of ___________.

a)

an umbrella.

b)

a rain drop.

c)

a raincoat.

d)

a person standing in the rain.

25.

If the topic of a poem is basketball, your poem should be written in the form of ________________.

a)

a desk.

b)

a soccer ball.

c)

a basketball.

d)

a paper.