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Honors Copy of Forms of Poetry Test

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a two-line stanza?
a)
a) Tercet
b)
b) Quatrain
c)
c) Couplet
d)
d) Sestet
2.
Which type of poem does NOT require a specific stanza structure?
a)
a) Ballad
b)
b) Limerick
c)
c) Haiku
d)
d) Free Verse
3.
What is a rhyme scheme?
a)
a) A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
b)
b) A repeated sound at the beginning of words
c)
c) The pattern of rhyme at the end of lines
d)
d) The number of syllables in a poem
4.
Identify the stanza structure of the following excerpt: The sky was dark, the winds were strong, The storm had raged the whole night long.
a)
a) Couplet
b)
b) Tercet
c)
c) Quatrain
d)
d) Cinquain
5.
Determine the rhyme scheme of the following quatrain: A bright red rose stands tall in May, The petals dance in morning light, Its fragrance drifts and floats away, A scene so calm, so pure, so bright.
a)
a) AABB
b)
b) ABAB
c)
c) ABCB
d)
d) ABBA
6.
What does meter refer to in poetry?
a)
a) The pattern of end rhymes
b)
b) The rhythmic structure based on syllables
c)
c) The number of stanzas in a poem
d)
d) The length of each line
7.
Which of the following is a key characteristic of a haiku?
a)
a) It must tell a story with a protagonist and a conflict.
b)
b) It must follow a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern.
c)
c) It must be written in iambic pentameter.
d)
d) It must rhyme in an ABAB pattern.
8.
Which of the following poems would most likely be written in quatrains with an ABCB rhyme scheme?
a)
a) A haiku
b)
b) A limerick
c)
c) A ballad
d)
d) A free verse poem
9.
Which of the following describes an epic poem?
a)
a) A humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme
b)
b) A poem with no set rhyme or meter
c)
c) A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word
d)
d) A long, narrative poem about heroic deeds
10.
A limerick must contain which of the following elements?
a)
a) Three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern
b)
b) A six-line stanza with an ABCDEF rhyme scheme
c)
c) Five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme
d)
d) Alternating lines of iambic pentameter and iambic trimeter
11.
The primary difference between an acrostic poem and a free verse poem is:
a)
a) An acrostic poem follows a strict meter, while free verse does not.
b)
b) An acrostic poem requires a hidden message within the first letters of each line.
c)
c) Free verse poems must have at least one stanza, while acrostic poems do not.
d)
d) Free verse poems always include internal rhyme, while acrostic poems do not.
12.
There once was a cat from Peru, Who always knew just what to do. He juggled three mice, Which looked rather nice, And wowed the whole town with his view!
a)
A. Haiku
b)
B. Ballad
c)
C. Limerick
d)
D. Epic
13.
Leaves fall gently down, A golden dance in the breeze, Whispers of autumn.
a)
A. Epic
b)
B. Haiku
c)
C. Free Verse
d)
D. Limerick
14.
Courageous warriors stood tall, With swords so bright and shields so strong. They fought for honor, one and all, A battle fierce, a war so long.
a)
A. Free Verse
b)
B. Ballad
c)
C. Acrostic
d)
D. Haiku
15.
Mighty Achilles, swift and bold, Fought through Troy as myths foretold. With rage and strength, he took his stand, A hero shaped by fate’s demand.
a)
A. Epic
b)
B. Limerick
c)
C. Acrostic
d)
D. Free Verse
16.
Torn pages flutter, Words drifting in the silence, Stories left untold.
a)
A. Ballad
b)
B. Free Verse
c)
C. Haiku
d)
D. Limerick
17.
B old and bright, the sun will rise, E ach new dawn a sweet surprise. L aughing waves upon the shore, I nvite the world to dream once more. E vening comes, the stars shine true, V isions dance in skies so blue. E very day begins anew.
a)
A. Acrostic
b)
B. Haiku
c)
C. Limerick
d)
D. Ballad
18.
The hero rode with shining steel, To face a fate no man should feel. The dragon roared, the village cried, With one last swing, the beast had died.
a)
A. Epic
b)
B. Limerick
c)
C. Free Verse
d)
D. Ballad
19.
Rain falls softly on the earth, A rhythm without rhyme. The rivers rise, The trees drink deep, No rules, no pattern, just life.
a)
A. Free Verse
b)
B. Limerick
c)
C. Ballad
d)
D. Epic
20.
There once was a baker so stout, Who made pies that folks raved about. With sugar and spice, They tasted so nice, And left all in love, without doubt!
a)
A. Limerick
b)
B. Ballad
c)
C. Haiku
d)
D. Epic
21.
A n amazing thing to eat P laces have it on trees or in bags P eople eat it to keep the doctor away L ets have some in a pie! E veryone should meet Big McIntosh or Granny Smith!
a)
A. Acrostic
b)
B. Ballad
c)
C. Epic
d)
D. Free Verse
22.
Create a haiku on the topic of spring.
4 lines
23.
Create a ballad on the topic of respect.
4 lines
24.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?


You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself

Any direction you choose.

a)

AABA

b)

ABCB

c)

AABB

d)

ABCD

25.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?


The coolness of the night

Refreshes my skin.

The stars shine so bright,

Causing me to grin.

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

ABCA

d)

ABAC

26.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?


There once was a big brown cat

that liked to eat a lot of mice.

He got all round and fat

because they tasted so nice.

a)

ABCD

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

AABC

27.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?


Twinkle, twinkle little star

how I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high

like a diamond in the sky.

a)

ABCA

b)

ABAC

c)

ABBA

d)

AABB

28.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?


Little Miss Muffet

Sat on her tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;

Along came a spider

Who sat down beside her

and frightened Miss Muffet away.

a)

ABABAB

b)

ABCABC

c)

AABCCB

d)

AABBCC

29.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem excerpt?


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

a)

ABAAB

b)

ABCAB

c)

ABBBC

d)

ABBAB

30.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem excerpt?


Take this kiss upon the brow!

And, in parting from you now,

Thus much let me avow —

You are not wrong, who deem

That my days have been a dream;

Yet if hope has flown away

In a night, or in a day,

In a vision, or in none,

Is it therefore the less gone?

All that we see or seem

Is but a dream within a dream.

a)

AAABBCCDDEE

b)

AAABBCCDDAA

c)

AAABBCCDDBB

d)

AABCCDDEEFF

31.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem excerpt?


And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

a)

ABAA

b)

ABCC

c)

AABB

d)

ABAB

32.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem excerpt?


It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of Annabel Lee;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

Than to love and be loved by me.

a)

ABCBDA

b)

ABABCB

c)

ABACDE

d)

ABABCC

33.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?


Painting on Vellum: not on silk or hide

Or ordinary Canvas: I suppose

No painter of the present day has tried

So many mediums with success, or knows

As well as I do how the subject grows

Beneath the hands of genius, that anoint

With balm. But I have something to disclose—

Painting on Vellum is my weakest point.

Prince! do not let your Nose, your royal Nose,

Your large imperial Nose get out of Joint.

For though you cannot touch my golden Prose,

Painting on Vellum is my weakest point.

a)

ABABABABBCBC

b)

ABABBCBCBCBC

c)

ABABCBCBCBCB

d)

ABBABCBCBCBC

34.
  1. Alliteration is the repetition of _________________________ sounds within a series of words.

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

d)

All of the above

35.
  1. Assonance is the repetition of ___________________ sounds within in a series of words.

a)

Vowel

b)

Consonant

c)

Rhyming

d)

All of the above

36.
  1. Consonance is the repetition of ___________________ sounds within in a series of words.

a)

Vowel

b)

Consonant

c)

Rhyming

d)

All of the above

37.

Alliteration is the use of the same beginning consonant sound in a line or verse.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

This is an example of :

  1. I could hear the hushed sounds of humming.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

39.

This is an example of :

  1. John tried to light the fire.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

40.

This is an example of :

  1. Chuck dropped the locket in the thick mud.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

41.

This is an example of :

  1. Our cat stole the rag from Dad.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

42.

This is an example of :

  1. He struck bad luck when he didn’t wear his lucky socks.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

43.

This is an example of :

  1. Grandma always corrects my grammar when I’m grumpy.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance