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Poetry forms

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.8.5, RL.7.5 · England: KS3 Reading (poetry), GCSE English Literature (poetry)

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Question 1
Which poetic form is this? (/ shows a new line) A cyclist who lived in Dundee / Rode into the side of a tree. / She said with a frown, / "I was looking down!" / And went home for a nice cup of tea.
- A. haiku
- B. couplet
- C. free verse
- D. limerick
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Question 2
Which poetry term matches this description? Poetry with no regular rhyme or metre.
- A. limerick
- B. elegy
- C. sonnet
- D. free verse
Question 3
Type the poetry term (in English) that matches this description. A funny five-line poem with the rhyme scheme AABBA.
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Question 4
Which poetic form is this? (/ shows a new line) Cold rain on the roof / a cat curls on the warm stove / the kettle whispers
- A. elegy
- B. ode
- C. couplet
- D. haiku
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Question 5
Which poetry term matches this description? A three-line poem from Japan, traditionally with 5, 7 and 5 syllables, often about nature.
- A. quatrain
- B. ballad
- C. limerick
- D. haiku
Question 6
Type the poetry term (in English) that matches this description. A funny five-line poem with the rhyme scheme AABBA.
Answer
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Question 7
Which poetic form is this? (/ shows a new line) Cold rain on the roof / a cat curls on the warm stove / the kettle whispers
- A. sonnet
- B. free verse
- C. couplet
- D. haiku
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Question 8
Which poetry term matches this description? A pair of lines, usually rhyming, that form a unit.
- A. sonnet
- B. quatrain
- C. haiku
- D. couplet
Question 9
Type the poetry term (in English) that matches this description. A pair of lines, usually rhyming, that form a unit.
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Question 10
Which poetic form is this? (/ shows a new line) A cyclist who lived in Dundee / Rode into the side of a tree. / She said with a frown, / "I was looking down!" / And went home for a nice cup of tea.
- A. elegy
- B. limerick
- C. sonnet
- D. free verse
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Question 11
Which poetry term matches this description? A poem that praises or celebrates a person, object or idea.
- A. free verse
- B. haiku
- C. ode
- D. couplet
Question 12
Type the poetry term (in English) that matches this description. A three-line poem from Japan, traditionally with 5, 7 and 5 syllables, often about nature.
Answer
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Question 13
Which poetic form is this? (/ shows a new line) A cyclist who lived in Dundee / Rode into the side of a tree. / She said with a frown, / "I was looking down!" / And went home for a nice cup of tea.
- A. limerick
- B. ballad
- C. elegy
- D. couplet
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Question 14
Which poetry term matches this description? A poem that tells a story, often in four-line stanzas, and was traditionally sung.
- A. sonnet
- B. ballad
- C. haiku
- D. free verse
Question 15
Type the poetry term (in English) that matches this description. A poem that tells a story, often in four-line stanzas, and was traditionally sung.
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Question 16
Which poetic form is this? (/ shows a new line) Cold rain on the roof / a cat curls on the warm stove / the kettle whispers
- A. ballad
- B. free verse
- C. haiku
- D. couplet

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