Poetry

What is true about poetry?

• Poetry is always written in strict form.

• Poets choose words for their meanings and sound.

• Unlike prose, poetry is written in straightforward language.

• Poets never read their poems aloud

Which of the following is not a type of poem?

• a haiku

• a sonnet

• a limerick

• a news article

True or False: Poems follow grammatical rules.

• True

• False

Alliteration, rhyme, and onomatopoeia are all examples of

• prose

• sound devices

• image devices

• meters

Which of the following does not use figurative language?

• "The fog comes on little cat feet"

• " Fog appeared in the harbor and city"

• " The frog sat like a bump on a log in the fog"

• Fog fell over the lake a ghostly waterfall"

Rhyming is when some words

• sound alike.

• sound exactly the same.

• are spelled the same way.

• have the same definition.

What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem excerpt?

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

• ABBA

• ABAB

• AAAB

• AABA

Which poetic device is used in the following line?

The water plopped into the lake in big droplets.

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Which poetic device is used in the following line?

Paulina put the pretty pink petunias into pots.

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Which poetic device is used in the following line?

The river swallowed the town whole.

• personificationon

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile