Quarter 3 English Exam Prep

Who is credited for inventing the Limerick?

• Emily Dickinson

• Edward Lear

• William Shakespeare

• Basho

How many lines are in a quatrain?

• Three

• Six

• Five

• Four

How many combinations of rhymes can a poet have in a quatrain?

• 15

• 18

• 17

• 16

What 20th century poet was famous for using quatrains in their poems?

• Allen Ginsberg

• Robert Frost

• Edward Lear

• Emily Dickinson

What is a limerick?

• A funny or crude poem with a strict rhyming scheme

• A serious poem with no rhyming scheme

• A funny or crude poem with no rhyming scheme

• A serious poem with 17 syllables

What century did Japanese haikus emerge?

• 21st Century

• 18th Century

• 16th Century

• 17th Century

Who is credited for inventing haikus?

• Edward Fitzgerald

• Edward Lear

• Shakespeare

• Basho

When did free verse become popular?

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 20th century

• 21st century

Who was created for creating free verse poetry?

• Walt Whitman

• Emily Dickinson

• Edward Lear

• William Shakespeare

What country were limericks invented in?

• America

• France

• Ireland

• England