Poetry Pre-AssessmentHow much do you know?

1. Ballad

A) A poem about animalsB) A poem that tells a story (similar

to a folk tale or legend)

C) A stanza or poem of four linesD) Poems without pattern or

stanza, often like a conversation

2. Cinquain

A) The text forms the shape of a diamond

B) The repeating of sounds, words, or phrases for an effect

C) The “beat” of a poem, made of patterns of accented and unaccented syllables

D) A poem with five lines

3. What kind of poem is this?MomHelpful, caringLoves to gardenLovable, likes

helping peopleTeacher

A) HaikuB) CinquainC) DiamanteD) Limerick

4. Free Verse PoetryA) Draws the reader into poetic

experiences by touching on the images and senses which the reader already knows

B) A poem about yourselfC) Arrangement of words in a poemD) Poems without pattern or stanza,

often like a conversation (rhymed or unrhymed)

5. What kind of poem is this?

Little ButterflyFloating over the

flowersSpring is beginning

A) Free Verse

B)Diamante

C) Bio-Poem

D) Haiku

6. Form

A) The way a poem looks on a page

B) The way a poem soundsC) A poem that rhymesD) Poetry which uses complete sentences

7. DiamanteA) A poem written in a different

languageB) A poem with text that forms the

shape of a diamondC) A stanza or poem of four linesD) A Japanese poem composed of

three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

8. What kind of poem is this?Line 1: One word (title)Line 2: Two words that

describe the titleLine 3: Three words that

tell the actionLine 4: Four words that

express the feelingLine 5: One word that is

a synonym for the title

A) OdeB) ImageryC) CinquainD) Quatrain

9. LyricsA) Figures of speech in which words are

used to imitate soundsB) The occurrence of the same or similar

sounds at the end of two or more wordsC) Poems, such as sonnets or odes, that

express the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Generally thought of as words to a song.

D) Single lines of poetry

10. What is this an example of? Clippety-ClopCock-a-Doodle-DooBuzz BuzzWhoosh

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

A)Onomatopoeia

B) AlliterationC) RhythmD) Repetition

11. RhythmA) The repeating of sounds, words,

phrases, or lines for an effectB) The “beat” of a poem, made of

patterns of accented and unaccented syllables

C) The way a poem looks on a pageD) Sounds that are alike at the end

of words

12. What kind of poem is this?Line 1: Noun (Subject) One wordLine 2: Two adjectives that

describe line 1Line 3: Three “ing” words that

describe line 1Line 4: Four nouns-the first two

are connected with line 1, the last two are connected with line 7

Line 5: Three “ing” words that describe line 7

Line 6: Two adjectives that describe line 7

Line 7: Noun (synonym of subject)

A)Concrete

B) Bio-Poem

C)Diamante

D)Limerick

13. What poem has this pattern?Line 1:

USUUSUUSLine 2:

USUUSUUSLine 3: USUUSLine 4: USUUSLine 5:

USUUSUUS

A) HaikuB) DiamanteC) LimerickD) Quatrain

14. Lines

A) Figures of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

B) Repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

C) Arrangement of words in a poemD) Lyrics

15. What is this an example of?Pencil

sharp, skinnywriting, answering,

erasingwood, lead, ink, plastic

drawing, smudging, leaking

durable, colorfulpen

A) LimerickB)

DiamanteC) CinquainD) Free

Verse

16. What type of poem is this?

There was an old man from Peru

Who dreamed he was eating his shoe

He awoke in the nightWith a terrible frightTo discover it was totally true

A)Cinquain

B)Quatrain

C) BalladD)

Limerick

17. Concrete PoemsA) Made up of words that have been

placed in such a way that they make the shape of an object

B) Poems that tell a story, similar to a folk tale

C) Draws the reader into poetic experiences by touching on the images and senses which the reader already knows

D) Poems written on concrete

18. What is this an example of?Nature’s first green is

goldHer hardest hue to holdHer early leaf’s a flowerBut only so an hourThen leaf subsides to leafSo Eden sank to griefSo dawn goes down to

dayNothing gold can stay(By Robert Frost)

A)Onomatopoeia

B) ImageryC) StanzaD) Alliteration

19. What type of poem is this? A short, sometimes

humorous poem consisting of five lines

Lines 1,2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with each other

Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables and rhyme with each other

A) LimerickB) OdeC) DiamanteD) Cinquain

20. What is this an example of?

“She sells sea shells down by the seashore”

The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

A)Onomatopoeia

B) RhymeC) RhythmD) Alliteration

21. Haiku

A) What you say when you see your friend Ku

B) A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

C) A poem in which each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order

D) A stanza or poem of four lines

22. What type of poem is this?On top of a mountain there sits a green birdThe song that it sings is the best ever heardWhen it opens its mouth all the animals cheerFor this song is a sound that all want to hear

A) QuatrainB) HaikuC) ConcreteD) Bio-Poem

23. What type of poem is this?

A young girl was working on her project,

but suddenly she had a question.Could this be her lucky day?Deciding to find out, she entered her backyard andfound hundreds of green

shamrocks!

A) Bio-PoemB) ABC

PoemC) Story

PoemD) Limerick

24. RepetitionA) Are we there yet? How about now?

Are we there now? B) The repeating of sounds, words,

phrases, or lines for an effectC) How many times do I have to tell

you...?D) The occurrence of the same or

similar sounds at the end of two or more words