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Quiz about Forms of Poetry
Quiz about Forms of Poetry

Forms of Poetry Trivia Quiz

I will give you a definition of a form of poetry, and you must choose which form it is from the choices given.

A multiple-choice quiz by Buzby. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Buzby
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,120
Updated
Jan 21 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. This form of poetry is usually unrhymed and has five lines structured 5,7,5,7,7. What is it called? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. This form of poetry has six six-lines stanzas (usually unrhymed). The end words of each line of the first stanza recurr in rotating order throughout the poem, and again as the middle and end word of a concluding envoi. What is it called? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. This form has fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. The lines are grouped into three quatrains, and followed by a couplet. What is it called? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. This poem is written as a lament, usually over the loss of a person.
What is it called? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. This poetic form is Japanese and deals with nature. It has just three lines, made up of five, seven and five syllables. What is it called? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. This form has eight lines, with the first line repeated as line four and seven, and the second line repeated as the eighth. It has a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB. What is it called? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. This form consists of a varying number of four-line stanzas which usually rhyme ABAB. The second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated to form the first and third lines of the next stanza. The first and third lines of the opening stanzs then form the second and fourth lines of the last stanza, but are reversed so that the first and last line of the poem are the same. What is it called? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Poems written in this form are usually lighthearted. They have fifteen octo- or decasyllabic lines, in three stanzas with only two rhymes throughout. A word (or words) from the first stanza are used as a refrain (usually unrhymed) to end the second and third stanzas. What is it called? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. This poem has five three-line stanzas followed by a quatrain (four line stanza) and has just two rhymes. The first and third lines of the first stanza are repeated alternately in the following stanzas as refrains. They are also used as the final two lines of the concluding quatrain. What is it called? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. This is a fairly new form of poetry and consists of five lines of one, two, three, four and ten syllables. What is it called? Hint



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1. This form of poetry is usually unrhymed and has five lines structured 5,7,5,7,7. What is it called?

Answer: Tanka

 The Tanka is a form of Japanese poetry.
2. This form of poetry has six six-lines stanzas (usually unrhymed). The end words of each line of the first stanza recurr in rotating order throughout the poem, and again as the middle and end word of a concluding envoi. What is it called?

Answer: Sestina

 A fairly complicated form, a well written sestina has a very nice flow to it. The envoi (a short ending stanza, used to form a conclusion)is usually in the form of a tercet (group of three lines).
3. This form has fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. The lines are grouped into three quatrains, and followed by a couplet. What is it called?

Answer: Shakespearean Sonnet

 The Shakespearean, or English, Sonnet has a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. Iambic Pentameter means that the poem has ten syllables (or beats) per line, with the accent falling onto the second syllable. This gives the poem a 'De Dum De Dum De Dum De Dum De Dum' flow.
4. This poem is written as a lament, usually over the loss of a person. What is it called?

Answer: Elegy

 The word 'Elegy' is of Greek origin. Originally, elegies were written in iambic couplets. Nowdays it is used to refer to any poem (or song) that is written as a lament.
5. This poetic form is Japanese and deals with nature. It has just three lines, made up of five, seven and five syllables. What is it called?

Answer: Haiku

 The haikyu and the senryu have the same structure, but while the haiku deals with nature, a senryu generally deals with human nature and emotions, and is often written using irony or satire.
6. This form has eight lines, with the first line repeated as line four and seven, and the second line repeated as the eighth. It has a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB. What is it called?

Answer: Triolet

 The Triolet originated in France.
7. This form consists of a varying number of four-line stanzas which usually rhyme ABAB. The second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated to form the first and third lines of the next stanza. The first and third lines of the opening stanzs then form the second and fourth lines of the last stanza, but are reversed so that the first and last line of the poem are the same. What is it called?

Answer: Pantoum

 The Pantoum originated in Malaya. It can be of any length as long as the last stanza links to the first.
8. Poems written in this form are usually lighthearted. They have fifteen octo- or decasyllabic lines, in three stanzas with only two rhymes throughout. A word (or words) from the first stanza are used as a refrain (usually unrhymed) to end the second and third stanzas. What is it called?

Answer: Rondeau

 The Rondeau originated in France and was developed as a form of medieval court music. The rhyme scheme is usually a-a-b-b-a a-a-b-R a-a-b-b-a-R. (R = refrain)
9. This poem has five three-line stanzas followed by a quatrain (four line stanza) and has just two rhymes. The first and third lines of the first stanza are repeated alternately in the following stanzas as refrains. They are also used as the final two lines of the concluding quatrain. What is it called?

Answer: Villanelle

 Originating in France, the Villanelle has no set pattern to how many syllables each line can have.
10. This is a fairly new form of poetry and consists of five lines of one, two, three, four and ten syllables. What is it called?

Answer: Tetracyts

 Euclid, the mathematician of classical times, considered the number series 1,2,3,4 to have mystical significance because its sum is 10. Euclid named this Tetracyts. This inspired Englishman Ray Stebbing to create a new poetry form.

Some of the information in the quiz was gleaned from "A Glossary Of Poetic Terms At Bob's Byway". Visit www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html to see examples of most of the forms mentioned here.
Source: Author Buzby

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