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Types of Poetry (CW)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As a team, how are you feeling right now?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

What type of writing uses creative language, rhythm, and emotion to share feelings, ideas or stories?

a)

Fiction

b)

Poetry

c)

Sensory Details

d)

Imagery

3.

Which type of imagery is evident in the passage below?

As they sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting for the sunset, the sinking sun shimmered on the water as the blue sky transformed into various shades of purple and pink.

a)

Gustatory

b)

Auditory

c)

Tactile

d)

Visual

4.

Which type of imagery is evident in the passage below?

The prickly cactus created an impenetrable wall between the parched explorers and the glistening watering hole. They knew that if they didn't reach water soon, they'd start dropping like flies.

a)

Gustatory

b)

Auditory

c)

Tactile

d)

Visual

5.

Which type of imagery is evident in the passage below?

  • The exquisite, subtle, salty flavor of the caviar made Penny remember why she loved coming to the restaurant.

a)

Gustatory

b)

Auditory

c)

Tactile

d)

Visual

6.

Which characteristic of poetry refers to the pattern of stressed and un stressed syllables in a line?

Example: da-DUM da-DUM da-Dum

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Meter

c)

Rhythm

d)

Line length

7.

Which characteristic of poetry refers to the pattern rhyming words at the end of each lines in a poem? It also uses capital letters to refer for each sound.

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Meter

c)

Rhythm

d)

Line length

8.

What poem originated from the French word "cinque" which means five and has 3 patterns to follow in writing?

a)

Diamante

b)

Tanaga

c)

Cinquain

d)

Tanka

9.

What poem has five lines and follows a syllabic pattern 5-7-5-7-7?

a)

Diamante

b)

Tanaga

c)

Cinquain

d)

Tanka

10.

What type of poem is shown below?

Always wanting more

Is vanity at its best

'Tis human nature

No matter how much we have

This is what we have been taught

a)

Cinquain

b)

Tanka

c)

Tanaga

d)

Diamante

11.

What type of poem is shown below?

"Schoolhouse"

Gaping

Its mouth awaits

Hungry, slowly chomping

Stumble in, consumed, digesting

Learning

a)

Cinquain

b)

Tanka

c)

Tanaga

d)

Diamante

12.

Which characteristic of poetry refers to the beat or flow of a poem?

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Meter

c)

Rhythm

d)

Line length

13.

What type of poem is shown below?

Smile

Happy, warm

Welcoming, inspiring, soothing

Curve, lips, expression, emotion

Disturbing, deterring, depressing

Sad, unwelcome

Frown

a)

Cinquain

b)

Tanka

c)

Tanaga

d)

Diamante

14.

Which type of poem is "a 14-line poem that expresses a single theme or idea" wherein "the first eight lines pose a question or dilemma that is resolved in the final six lines"?

a)

Ode

b)

Epic

c)

Ballad

d)

Sonnet

15.

Which type of sonnet is an English sonnet and has 4 parts that carry the varying rhyme schemes: ABAB CDCD EFEF then the GG couplet?

a)

Petrarchan Sonnet

b)

Shakespearean Sonnet

16.

Which type of sonnet has two distinct parts; the octave carries the rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA while the sestet carries the rhyme scheme of CDECDE or sometimes CDCDCD?

a)

Petrarchan Sonnet

b)

Shakespearean Sonnet

17.

Which type of poem is "an extended lyric poem characterized by exalted emotion and dignified style which usually carries a single serious theme"? This is like the poet's expression of something that moved and inspired him or her.

a)

Ode

b)

Epic

c)

Ballad

d)

Sonnet

18.

Which type of poem is a light and funny kind of poem that sounds nonsensical in meaning? It usually has five lines that follows a specific rhyme scheme AABBA.

There was a Young Lady whose chin,

Resembles the point of a pin:

So she had it made sharp,

And purchased a harp,

And played several tunes with her chin.

a)

Limerick

b)

Tanka

c)

Tanaga

d)

Ballad

19.

Which type of poem is "a long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero featuring formal narrative elements" and follows specific poetic measurements and elements?

Examples: Iliad and Odyssey by Homer

Beowulf from the Old English era

Divine Comedy by Italian poet Dante Alighieri

Mahabharata and Ramayana from ancient India

Ibong Adarna by Filipino poet Jose Dela Cruz

Biag ni Lam-ang from the Ilocano region

a)

Ode

b)

Epic

c)

Ballad

d)

Sonnet

20.

Which type of poem is meant to be sung and narrates a very simple story? It is recognizable through the refrain that keeps on repeating at various parts throughout the piece.

ps. A refrain is defined as "a phrase repeated at intervals throughout a poem".

a)

Ode

b)

Epic

c)

Ballad

d)

Sonnet

21.

This type of verse is "poetry that lacks regular metrical and rhyme patterns but tries to capture the cadences of everyday speech".

a)

Blank Verse

b)

Free Verse

22.

This type of verse is different because it is a kind of poem that follows specific meter measurements but without the use of rhyme.

a)

Blank Verse

b)

Free Verse

23.

Among the experimental poetry styles, which is defined as "a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a name or a certain word, phrase, or passage"?

a)

Acrostic Poetry

b)

Spoken Word Poetry

c)

Concrete Poetry

24.

Among the experimental poetry styles, which type is defined as "visual elements play a large part in the poetic effect by having punctuation marks, letters, or words arranged on the page to form a visual design"?

a)

Acrostic Poetry

b)

Spoken Word Poetry

c)

Concrete Poetry

25.

Among the experimental poetry styles, which type is defined as specifically composed not to be read on a page but to be recited on a stage? It is a reminiscent of ancient oral traditions and are free to rhyme and may also use free verse.

Examples are Balagtasan, Slam, and Performance

a)

Acrostic Poetry

b)

Spoken Word Poetry

c)

Concrete Poetry