Poetry Forms Quiz
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What is a haiku?

  • A poem without standard rhyme patterns and line length
  • A narrative about a hero
  • A brief Japanese verse form of poem consisting of three lines and seventeen syllables (correct)
  • A poem consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter
  • What is a sonnet?

  • A poem consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter; makes use of rhyme (correct)
  • A poem without standard rhyme patterns and line length
  • A narrative about a hero
  • A poem consistent in length and meter but does not employ rhyme
  • What is a ballad?

  • A long, narrative poem which deals with exploits or adventures of a hero
  • A love story in verse form
  • A short, narrative poem which deals with a single incident and has a singable quality (correct)
  • A poem consistent in length and meter but does not employ rhyme
  • What is shape poetry?

    <p>A poem whose layout or typography implies the subject of the poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a prose poem?

    <p>A kind of poetry that is written in paragraphs with instances of poetic meter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of blank verse?

    <p>consistent length and meter but do not employ rhyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the structure of a haiku.

    <p>consisting of three lines and seventeen syllables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of a sonnet?

    <p>consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter; makes use of rhyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of free verse?

    <p>without standard rhyme patterns and line length</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of performance poetry?

    <p>being recited in front of the audience in public spaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

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