Poetry Basics
What is a poem?
A. A kind of dance
B. A type of food
C. A special kind of writing that uses rhythm and imagination
D. A comic strip
C. A special kind of writing that uses rhythm and imagination
Who wrote "Where the Sidewalk Ends"?
A. Dr. Seuss
B. Shel Silverstein
C. Roald Dahl
D. Jack Prelutsky
B. Shel Silverstein
What is a rhyming couplet?
A. Two lines that rhyme
B. A short song
C. A poem with no words
D. A kind of book
A. Two lines that rhyme
What is a limerick?
A. A poem that tells a scary story
B. A silly poem with 5 lines that usually rhymes
C. A song with no words
D. A poem that goes on forever
B. A silly poem with 5 lines that usuall rhymes
What kind of poem is written in the shape of what it's about (like a poem about a star shaped like a star)?
A. Rhyming Poem
B. Shape or Concrete Poem
C. Free Verse
D. Limerick
B. Shape or Concrete Poem
What do we call words that have the same ending sound, like "cat" and "hat"?
A. Repeats
B. Rhymes
C. Chants
D. Tongue Twisters
B. Rhymes
Which poet wrote about nature and emotions in short poems?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Mo Willems
C. R.L. Stine
D. J.K. Rowling
A. Emily Dickinson
What do we call a poem where the first letter of each line spells a word?
A. Puzzle Poem
B. Haiku
C. Acrostic
D. Alphabet Poem
C. Acrostic
Which of these is a made-up (nonsense) word often used in funny poems?
A. Blibberblab
B. Pancake
C. Whisper
D. Chalkboard
A. Blibberblab
What's a poem puzzle where you guess what something is, based on clues in the poem?
A. Riddle Poem
B. Acrostic
C. Haiku
D. Couplet
A. Riddle Poem
What is a haiku?
A. A poem about sports
B. A poem with three lines and 17 syllables
C. A poem that must rhyme
D. A poem with no words
B. A poem with three lines and 17 syllables
Who was the first U.S. Children's poet Laureate?
A. Jack Prelutsky
B. Maya Angelou
C. Shel Silverstein
D. Robert Frost
A. Jack Prelutsky
What's the name of a poem that doesn't rhyme and has not set structure?
A. Limerick
B. Free Verse
C. Rhyming
D. Couplet
B. Free Verse
Which poet was known for writing poems about crocodiles, hippos, and other silly animals?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Shel Silverstein
C. Jack Prelutsky
D. Robert Frost
C. Jack Prelutsky
What do we call words that sound like what they mean, like boom, buzz, or splash?
A. Metaphor
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
B. Onomatopoeia
True or False: Poems always have to rhyme.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which young poet read at the U.S. presidential inauguration in 2021?
A. Amanda Gorman
B. Jacqueline Woodson
C. Langston Hughes
D. Nikki Giovanni
A. Amanda Gorman
What is the beat or flow in a poem called?
A. Rhyme
B. Rhythm
C. Melody
D. Echo
B. Rhythm
What kind of poem might begin with "There once was a dog from Peru. . ."?
A. Haiku
B. Free Verse
C. Limerick
D. Acrostic
C. Limerick
What kind of comparison uses the words "like" or "as"?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Rhyme
B. Simile
What is it called when a poem describes something using the five senses?
A. Riddles
B. Imagery
C. Rhyming
D. Reporting
B. Imagery
Who wrote "I, Too" and celebrated dreams and identity?
A. Shel Silverstein
B. Langston Hughes
C. Jack Prelutsky
D. Maya Angelou
B. Langston Hughes
What's it called when a poem gives human traits to something non-human?
A. Realism
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Visualization
C. Personification
Which is an example of alliteration?
A. The sun shines on the sea
B. I saw a cat in a hat
C. The bird was blue
D. She wore a shoe
A. The sun shines on the sea
A. "I have a million pages of homework!"
B. "The moon was full tonight."
C. "He sat quietly at this desk."
D. "She drew a circle."
A. "I have a million pages of homework!"