What Is Poetry?
Types of Poems
Topic vs. Theme
Figurative Language
Sound Devices
100
The main purpose of poetry

What is to express feelings, emotions, and thoughts creatively

100

A poem that has a syllable pattern of 5-7-5

What is a Haiku

100

What is the topic of a poem that explores a person's dreams and aspirations?

A) Love
B) Nature
C) Ambition
D) Grief

Ambition

100

Figurative language used in the phrase "He was a real Romeo with the ladies"

What is Allusion

100

Sound device used in "The clock ticked loudly"

What is Onomatopoeia

200

Commonly used literary devices in poetry (answer should include for 4 devices)

What are similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification

200

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, often about love 

What is a Sonnet

200

What is the theme of a poem about the challenges and rewards of friendship?

A) Friendship is a journey that requires effort
B) Friendship can be challenging but rewarding
C) True friendship always comes with no challenges
D) Friendship is about giving without receiving

Friendship can be challenging but rewarding

200

Figurative language used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the trees"

What is Personification

200

Sound device used in "She sells sea shells by the sea shore"

What is Alliteration

300

The difference between a poem and a song lyric

What is a song lyric follows a musical structure, while a poem does not.

300

A poem that is humorous and has a specific meter with a rhyme scheme of AABBA 

What is a Limerick

300

What is the difference between topic and theme in a poem?

A) The topic is the main idea, and the theme is the lesson or message about that idea
B) The topic is the rhyme scheme, and the theme is the meter
C) The topic is the emotions, and the theme is the setting
D) The topic and theme are always the same thing

The topic is the main idea, and the theme is the lesson or message about the idea

300

Figurative language used in the phrase "Time is a thief"

What is Metaphor

300

Sound device used in the phrase "The light of the fire is a sight"

What is Assonance

400

The purpose for using the literary device imagery in poetry

What is to help create a more vivid picture in the reader's mind 

400

A concrete poem

What is a poem shaped like its subject, where the text visually represents the topic

400

What is the topic of a poem that focuses on the power and beauty of nature?

A) The struggle of humanity
B) Nature and its beauty
C) The effects of technology
D) The power of love

Nature and its beauty

400

Figurative language used in the phrase "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" 

What is Hyperbole

400

Sound device used in "Buzz" or "Crash"

What is Onomatopoeia

500

The definition of free verse poetry

What is does not follow a regular rhyme or meter

500

A poem created by blacking out text in an existing passage 

What is a blackout poem

500

What is the theme of a poem that reflects on the passage of time and its inevitable effects?

A) Time is always wasted
B) Time is an illusion
C) Time changes everything
D) Time should be avoided

Time changes everything

500

Figurative language used in the phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun"

What is Simile

500

Sound device used in "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

What is Alliteration