Understanding Poetry

What is the definition of poetry?

• Poetry is a type of music that uses words instead of instruments.

• Poetry is a form of visual art that uses words to create images.

• Poetry is a type of comedy that uses wordplay and puns.

• Poetry is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning and emotion.

Which of the following is NOT a type of poetry?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Prose

Identify the type of poem: 'Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you.'

• sonnet

• haiku

• limerick

• quatrain

What is the main purpose of writing your own poetry?

• To make money by selling your poems.

• To impress others with your writing skills.

• To copy the style of famous poets.

• To express thoughts, emotions, and experiences creatively.

Which poetic device is used in the following line: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

Identify the poetic form of the following poem: 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.'

• sonnet

• haiku

• limerick

• quatrain

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

• AABBA

• AABAB

• ABABA

• ABABB

Identify the type of poem: 'I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;'

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Lyric

• Epic

What is the purpose of analyzing poetic devices in a poem?

• To understand the deeper meaning and techniques used by the poet.

• To determine the rhyme scheme and meter of the poem.

• To analyze the grammatical structure of the poem.

• To identify the historical context of the poem.

Identify the poetic form of the following poem: 'In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.'

• ballad

• sonnet

• haiku

• epic