Forms of Poetry Quiz

A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, often about nature and does not rhyme.

A five-line poem with an aabba rhyme scheme, lines 1, 2, and 5 usually have 8 syllables, and lines 3 and 4 have 6 syllables.

A poem where the words are arranged to create a visual shape that reflects its meaning.

A poem without a fixed rhyme scheme or rhythm, resembling natural speech despite its visual layout on a page.

A narrative poem that tells a story, usually with rhyme and rhythm, often serious or tragic and featuring refrains.

The arrangement of syllables in a poem, crucial in forms like haikus and limericks for structure.

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem, indicated by letters (e.g., aabba).

A stanza of four lines, often used in ballads with an abcb rhyme scheme.

A poem addressing the bombing of a church in Birmingham, 1963.

A march advocating for civil rights and freedom, especially during the 1960s.

A rhythm pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in poetry, repeated five times.

A 14-line poem in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme (ababcdcdefefgg).

The basic unit in poetry that comprises a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.

The emotional cadence created by a particular metrical pattern in poetry, such as iambic pentameter.

Units of sound in a word, crucial for understanding poetic meter and rhythm.

Contrasting themes in the Ballad of Birmingham regarding the desire to march versus the mother's fear.

A seven-line poem shaped like a diamond that contrasts two opposite nouns.

The structure includes specific lines: 1 noun, adjectives, verbs, and related nouns.

Two nouns that are direct antonyms, such as winter and summer.

The last line names the opposite noun; completes the diamond structure.

A five-line non-rhyming poem with a specific rhythm.

Cinquains typically follow a pattern of specific word counts per line.

Two descriptive words that characterize the subject noun in the poem.

Three action words ending in –ing that reflect the subject's actions.

The central concept represented in diamante and cinquain poems; contrast and transformation.

The organized format and rules that define various poem types like diamante and cinquain.

Words that imitate sounds, like 'buzz' or 'hiss'.

A line of poetry with five metrical feet, each with an unstressed then stressed syllable.

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things or abstract ideas.

A repeated line or phrase in a poem, usually after every stanza.

A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'.

A poem with 2-4-6-8-2 syllable structure across five lines.

A five-line poem focused on a single object with specific structural constraints.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together.

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

Poetry that uses unrhymed iambic pentameter.

A figure of speech comparing two different things directly.

The rhythmic structure of a line of poetry, based on syllable arrangement.

The pattern of sounds in poetry created by stressed and unstressed syllables.