Poetry Quiz

When is National Poetry Month?

• September

• March

• April

• February

Which of the following does NOT apply to poetry??

• Can be nonsense

• Can have capitals or not

• Can have unusual punctuation

• Must follow the rules

Which of the following is NOT a common form of poetry?

• structural

• narrative

• lyrical

• free-verse

Why are novels in verse so popular?

• Kids like short books-less words

• They ryhme!

• Because kids like to watch it be performed

What is a poetry collection?

• A novel length book of poetry

• A group of poems from one or more poets.

• A paragraph in poetry

• The beat or meter of a poem

How do you make a blackout poem?

• Read a poem in a dark room

• Black out all the least impactful words in your favorite poem

• Find a poem in a text and blackout the rest

What is a poetry slam?

• A place where poets come to throw poetry at each other

• When a poet "slams" another poet with a great poem

• A competion where poets perform their poems for a live audience

What type of poem is "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow

• Narrative

• Humorous

• Free-verse

• Lyrical

What type of poem is (the last

section of) The Summer Day by Mary Oliver?

Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?

• Narrative

• Free-verse

• Lyrical

• Humorus

IWhat are the most important poetry devices being used the poem "18 Flavors" by Shel Silverstein.

Eighteen luscious, scrumptious flavors--

Chocolate, lime and cherry,

Coffee, pumpkin, fudge-banana,

Caramel cream and boysenberry.

Rocky road and toasted almond,

Butterscotch, vanilla dip,

Butter-brickle, apple ripple,

Coconut and mocha chip,

Brandy peach and lemon custard,

Each scoop lovely, smooth, and round,

Tallest ice-cream cone in town,

Lying there (sniff) on the ground.

• Line breaks and repition

• Rhyme and humor

• Emotion and performance elements