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Poetry Review

Quiz by Melissa Kirkbride

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is NOT a type of structure used in poetry.
    stanza
    paragraph
    lines
    shape
    45s
  • Q2
    A repetition of similar sounding words is called
    rhythm
    repetition
    rhyme
    45s
  • Q3
    Repeating the same words or lines to make and idea clear is called
    rhythm
    rhyme
    repetition
    45s
  • Q4
    Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse is called
    repetition
    rhythm
    rhyme
    45s
  • Q5
    Mood is
    the topic of the poem
    an author's opinion about a poem
    a fact stated in a poem
    the way a poem makes a reader feel
    45s
  • Q6
    True or False: The theme of a poem is the same as the subject of a poem.
    True
    False
    45s
  • Q7
    This poem has three short lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5. It uses sensory language to paint a picture. Usually about nature.
    limerick
    free verse
    haiku
    cinquain
    45s
  • Q8
    This poem has 5 lines. It is usually funny. Lines 1, 2, & 5 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme.
    limerick
    ballad
    haiku
    concrete
    45s
  • Q9
    This poem is a story told in verse. Usually four lines in each stanza, and often has a repetitive refrain (like a chorus in a song).
    limerick
    free verse
    ballad
    cinquain
    45s
  • Q10
    This poem does not have any certain form. It does not have to rhyme or have a certain number of lines or syllables.
    concrete
    ballad
    free verse
    limerick
    45s
  • Q11
    This poem represents meaning through words and sounds, but also through the shape of the poem. The print of the poem takes the shape of the topic of the poem.
    ballad
    cinquain
    concrete
    haiku
    45s
  • Q12
    This poem has 5 lines. Each line requires a certain number of words in a pattern of 1-2-3-4-1.
    concrete
    haiku
    cinquain
    limerick
    45s
  • Q13
    What type of poem is this?
    Question Image
    haiku
    free verse
    cinquain
    ballad
    45s
  • Q14
    What type of poem is this?
    Question Image
    haiku
    free verse
    cinquain
    limerick
    45s
  • Q15
    What type of poem is this?
    Question Image
    haiku
    concrete
    limerick
    ballad
    45s

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