Introduction to Poetry

What is true about poetry?

• Poetry is always written in strict form.

• Poets choose words for their meaning 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 must 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 like 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?

Paulina put the pretty pink petunias into pots.

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

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?

The river swallowed the town whole.

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor