POETRY TEST REVIEW EXAM WITH ANSWERS 2025-26
#8
Free Verse Poem - correct answer Follow poet's ideas instead of fixed rules. Open
Form (no regular pattern of rhythm, rhyme or line length. ("The Names")
Narrative Poem - correct answer A type of poem that tells a story. Includes a plot,
character and setting ("The Highwayman" & "The Charge of the Light Brigade")
Limerick Poem - correct answer A 5 line humorous poem with a sing-song rhythm.
("Two Limericks")
Lyric Poem - correct answer A short poem in which a single speaker expresses
personal thoughts and/or feelings. ("the earth is a living thing", "Sleeping in the Forest"
& "Gold").
Haiku Poem - correct answer A short poem containing 17 syllables in 3 lines.
Lines 1 &3 contain 5 syllables
Line 2 contains 7 syllables
Centers on a symbol that reminds readers of a season.
("Two Haikus", "Fireflies", & "Fireflies in the Garden")
Form - correct answer A poem's shape-- the way the words and lines are laid out on the
page
Line - correct answer A part of a poem that may or may not be a complete sentence-
varies in length
Stanza - correct answer Similar to a paragraph- each is a separate emotion or idea that
contributes to a whole meaning.
Traditional Form (aka Conventional Form) - correct answer Follows a set of fixed rules
such as the number of lines or the repeating of patterns of rhythm or rhyme.
Rhythm - correct answer "beat" heard in music, poetry and everyday speech-- created
by stressed/unstressed words and syllables
Meter - correct answer A repeted pattern of rhythm
Refrain - correct answer a verse or phrase that is repeated throughout a poem.
True or False: Rhythm should stress key words and follow natural speech patterns -
correct answer True
True or False: Poems that do not have meter do not have any rhythm pattern - correct
answer False: Poems that do not have meter can still have rhythm
#8
Free Verse Poem - correct answer Follow poet's ideas instead of fixed rules. Open
Form (no regular pattern of rhythm, rhyme or line length. ("The Names")
Narrative Poem - correct answer A type of poem that tells a story. Includes a plot,
character and setting ("The Highwayman" & "The Charge of the Light Brigade")
Limerick Poem - correct answer A 5 line humorous poem with a sing-song rhythm.
("Two Limericks")
Lyric Poem - correct answer A short poem in which a single speaker expresses
personal thoughts and/or feelings. ("the earth is a living thing", "Sleeping in the Forest"
& "Gold").
Haiku Poem - correct answer A short poem containing 17 syllables in 3 lines.
Lines 1 &3 contain 5 syllables
Line 2 contains 7 syllables
Centers on a symbol that reminds readers of a season.
("Two Haikus", "Fireflies", & "Fireflies in the Garden")
Form - correct answer A poem's shape-- the way the words and lines are laid out on the
page
Line - correct answer A part of a poem that may or may not be a complete sentence-
varies in length
Stanza - correct answer Similar to a paragraph- each is a separate emotion or idea that
contributes to a whole meaning.
Traditional Form (aka Conventional Form) - correct answer Follows a set of fixed rules
such as the number of lines or the repeating of patterns of rhythm or rhyme.
Rhythm - correct answer "beat" heard in music, poetry and everyday speech-- created
by stressed/unstressed words and syllables
Meter - correct answer A repeted pattern of rhythm
Refrain - correct answer a verse or phrase that is repeated throughout a poem.
True or False: Rhythm should stress key words and follow natural speech patterns -
correct answer True
True or False: Poems that do not have meter do not have any rhythm pattern - correct
answer False: Poems that do not have meter can still have rhythm
