Poetry Test

A poem, typically in verse, that tells a story

• Lyrical

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Narrative

A poem that is used to praise modern day objects or things commonly overlooked

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Mode

A poem that doesn't have any real rules or rhyme scheme

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Lyrical

• Free Verse

What type of figurative language is in this sentence: "For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird."

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Nothing

Answer explanation

Metaphors compare two unlike things without a transitional word (like or as).

The author of the poem is always the speaker of the poem, too.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The speaker of the poem can be literally anyone or anything.

What is a simile?

• use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, such as buzz or bang

• giving a non-human thing human characteristics

• a comparison of two unlike things without a transitional word

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Answer explanation

Similes compare using like or as.

What type of poem is made up of 3 lines and each line has to have a certain number of syllables? It is usually about nature.​ ​ (a)  

• haiku

• narrative

• ballad

• free verse

• couplet

What type of poem does not have rhyme or meter and reads like a conversation?​ ​ (a)  

• free verse

• couplet

• cinquain

• ballad

• narrative

What type of poem has two lines put together to form a​ stanza?​ Usually, the last words in each line rhyme. ​ ​ (a)  

• couplet

• cinquain

• free verse

• ballad

• narrative

What type of poem is made up of 14 lines and uses ending rhymes? Also, it is usually about love.​ ​ (a)  

• sonnet

• limerick

• haiku

• narrative

• ballad