Poetry Terms for ESOL

What is the definition of "poetry"?

• A type of prose writing

• A form of literary expression that uses rhythm, meter, and often rhyme

• A type of scientific writing

• A form of historical documentation

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following best describes a "bard"?

• A type of stanza

• A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A form of meter

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the speaker in a poem.

• The person who reads the poem aloud

• The voice or persona that narrates the poem

• The author of the poem

• The audience of the poem

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is "meter" in poetry?

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

• The number of lines in a stanza

• The rhyme scheme of a poem

• The theme of a poem

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Analyze the stanza structure of a ballad. What is its typical form?

• A single line of verse

• A four-line stanza with a rhyme scheme of ABAB or ABCB

• A three-line stanza with no rhyme

• A five-line stanza with a rhyme scheme of AABBA

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following is an example of "blank verse"?

• A poem with no rhyme or meter

• A poem with a regular meter but no rhyme

• A poem with a regular rhyme scheme but no meter

• A poem with both rhyme and meter

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is an "ode"?

• A humorous five-line poem

• A long narrative poem

• A formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea

• A short, witty poem

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the poetic form of a "haiku".

• A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure

• A four-line poem with a rhyme scheme of ABAB

• A five-line poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA

• A fourteen-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is an "epigram"?

• A lengthy narrative poem

• A short, witty poem or saying

• A poem with a regular meter but no rhyme

• A poem that celebrates nature

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following best describes a "limerick"?

• A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure

• A humorous five-line poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA

• A fourteen-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

• A long narrative poem

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DOK Level 1: Recall