Types of Poetry Practice Test
1. The only type of poetry that is a narrative. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
1. The only type of poetry that is a narrative. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
2. It is called the “opposites” poem and is shaped like a diamond. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
2. It is called the “opposites” poem and is shaped like a diamond. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
3. It is a reverent poem that celebrates, almost worships, its subject. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
3. It is a reverent poem that celebrates, almost worships, its subject. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
4. It is a silly, jingle of five lines that has a rhyme scheme of a,a,b,b,a. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
4. It is a silly, jingle of five lines that has a rhyme scheme of a,a,b,b,a. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
5. A formal, 14-line lyric poem written in iambic pentameter. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
5. A formal, 14-line lyric poem written in iambic pentameter. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
6. A three-line poem that originated in Japan. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
6. A three-line poem that originated in Japan. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
7. A five-line poem that is sometimes called the “part of speech” poem. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
7. A five-line poem that is sometimes called the “part of speech” poem. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
8. A poem that laments, or grieves, a person’s death. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
8. A poem that laments, or grieves, a person’s death. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
9. A poem that requires line 1 to have one noun, line 2 to have two adjectives, line 3 to have three verbs, line 4 to have a four-word phrase, and line 5 to have a synonym for the first line. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
9. A poem that requires line 1 to have one noun, line 2 to have two adjectives, line 3 to have three verbs, line 4 to have a four-word phrase, and line 5 to have a synonym for the first line. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
10. A poem that is always about the delicateness of one moment in nature. It has 5 syllables in line one, 7 syllables in line two, and 5 syllables in line three. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
10. A poem that is always about the delicateness of one moment in nature. It has 5 syllables in line one, 7 syllables in line two, and 5 syllables in line three. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
11. A five-line poem that has a rhythm of trimeter, trimeter, dimeter, dimeter, trimeter. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
11. A five-line poem that has a rhythm of trimeter, trimeter, dimeter, dimeter, trimeter. E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku
12. Some of the poems of this type that we studied in class were about a Grecian urn, a nightingale, enchanted light, and the morning. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
12. Some of the poems of this type that we studied in class were about a Grecian urn, a nightingale, enchanted light, and the morning. A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
13. The poems we discussed in class that are of this type are “from John Brown’s Body” and “The Odyssey.” A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
13. The poems we discussed in class that are of this type are “from John Brown’s Body” and “The Odyssey.” A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
14. Two examples of poems of this type that we studied in class are “O Captain, my Captain!” and “She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways” A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
14. Two examples of poems of this type that we studied in class are “O Captain, my Captain!” and “She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways” A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
15. Two examples of poems of this type that we studied in class are “Harriet Beecher Stowe” and “How do I Love Thee.” A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
15. Two examples of poems of this type that we studied in class are “Harriet Beecher Stowe” and “How do I Love Thee.” A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
16. These are examples of which type of poem? Racing dessert fast, zip cold, creamy buzzing, rushing, flying eating, giggling, licking drivers on the track cone with three scoops NASCAR ice cream A). Cinquain E). Ode B). Diamonte F). Elegy C). Limerick G). Sonnet D). Haiku H). Epic
16. These are examples of which type of poem? Racing dessert fast, zip cold, creamy buzzing, rushing, flying eating, giggling, licking drivers on the track cone with three scoops NASCAR ice cream A). Cinquain E). Ode B). Diamonte F). Elegy C). Limerick G). Sonnet D). Haiku H). Epic
17. This is an example of which type of poem? Angie no one knows what really happened to her all they know is that she is dead some people say it was foul play some people say it was something wrong in her head but then I began to have these weird dreams about her some beautiful some horrible how do I know what’s real and what’s a fantasy when Angie's not here to tell A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
17. This is an example of which type of poem? Angie no one knows what really happened to her all they know is that she was good and dead some people say it was foul play some people say it was something wrong in her head but then I began to have these weird dreams about her some beautiful some horrible but how do we know what’s real and what’s a fantasy when Angie's not here to tell A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic
17. This is an example of which type of poem? A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic Speedy Sam, while exploring a cave, Had what I call a very close shave. He stepped on a bear, That had dozed off in there. I’m glad he was faster than brave.
17. This is an example of which type of poem? A). Cinquain B). Diamonte C). Limerick D). Haiku E). Ode F). Elegy G). Sonnet H). Epic Speedy Sam, while exploring a cave, Had what I call a very close shave. He stepped on a bear, That had dozed off in there. I’m glad he was faster than brave.