Types of Poetry Lesson

Which is a characteristic of a Haiku?

• Has three lines in a pattern: 5, 7, 5 syllables

• Has five lines

• Has a rhyme scheme AABBA

• Has four lines with a rhyme scheme: ABAB

What makes free verse different than other poetry?

• It always tells a story

• It has to use figurative language

• It doesn't have a set rhyme, rhythm, length, or topic

• It always has to have two stanzas

Which poem is usually funny and has a rhyme pattern of AABBA?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Ballad

• Couplet

My son turned ten just the other day; He said, thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play; Can you teach me to throw, I said-a, not today; I got a lot to do, he said, that's okay

This is a.............

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Couplet

Lightning, thunder, all around

Soon the rain falls on the ground

This is a.....

• Limerick

• Quatrain

• Couplet

• Haiku

There was a young girl

Who looked just as fresh as a flower

Her hair was like silk

Her skin smooth as milk

But her breath made the strongest knight cower

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Ballad

• Quatrain

Zig-zagging down the road

Trying not to stray over the center line

Or hit a curbOr break an axle

Or flatten a tire

Or wind up in the next surprise sinkhole.

• Couplet

• Free Verse

• Limerick

• Haiku

Which type of poetry is known for its 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Ballad

What is a common feature of narrative poetry?

• It is always humorous

• It tells a story

• It has a strict syllable count

• It is written in free verse

Which type of poem is typically written to express personal emotions or thoughts?

• Epic

• Lyric

• Ballad

• Haiku