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Test Description: Types of poetry and their characteristics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A This type of poem tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend which often has a repeated refrain.
A
Limerick
B
Ballad
C
Lyric
D
Elegy
2) A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter and is often modest, quiet and humble.
A
Ballad
B
Blank Verse
C
Sonnet
D
Elegy
3) This type of poetry has rhyming stanzas made up of two lines.
A
Haiku
B
Epic
C
Limerick
D
Couplet
4) A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual.
A
Blank Verse
B
Limerick
C
Elegy
D
Epic
5) An extensive, serious poem that tells the story about a heroic figure.
A
Sonnet
B
Epic
C
Ballad
D
Elegy
6) A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five, usually containing a season word.
A
Couplet
B
Limerick
C
Haiku
D
Sonnet
7) A rhyming pattern of one short syllable followed by one long one, five sets in a row. Example: la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH
A
iambic pantameter
B
Narrative
C
Limberick
D
Blank Verse
8) A short sometimes vulgar, humorous poem consisting of five lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables, rhyme and have the same verbal rhythm. The 3rd and 4th lines have f
A
Sonnet
B
Limerick
C
Haiku
D
Narrative
9) A poem that tells a story.
A
Sonnet
B
Ballad
C
Narrative
D
Iambic Pantameter
10) A lyric poem that consists of 14 lines which usually have one or more conventional rhyme schemes.
A
Limerick
B
Iambic Pantameter
C
Sonnet
D
Couplet
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