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Types of Poems

Do you know the difference between a limerick and a haiku?


 

Quiz ID:#22696
Fun:*** (2.91)
Difficulty:* (0.54)
Category:Literature > Poetry
Created By:ShelilahAde*!!!!!

 



#1   I am a poem with three lines. There are five syllables in the first, seven in the second, and five in the third. What am I?







#2   I am a poem in which the first letters of each of my lines spell out a word. What am I?







#3   I am a poem of five lines. I usually try to make you laugh. What am I?







#4   I am a poem of seven lines. I form a specific shape. What am I?







#5   I am a poem of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme. Shakespeare wrote a lot of me. What am I?







#6   I am a poem that tells a story. There is usually a hero involved. What am I?







#7   I am a poem that creates an extended metaphor. What am I?







#8   I am a poem that is often set to music. A lot of times I am about love. What am I?







#9   I am a set of two rhyming lines. What am I?







#10   I am a poem that doesn't rhyme. My author must still count the syllables of every line. What am I?









 

 


   





Comments

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Bebophitchhikerus*

posted 109 days ago

WOW!!! A+!!! I can't believe I remembered so much of my High School English classes. And those were thirty years ago. BQE, 100%!!!



beavermanAus*

posted 109 days ago



doeheadAus*

posted 109 days ago



shay88Aus*

posted 109 days ago

Really fun,always loved poetry.



manatee_luvrtus*

posted 109 days ago

wow! i gots an A+ and i guessed



JKongMax*us*

posted 109 days ago

10/10....remembered more than I expected to.......and great explanations! Thanks for fun quiz.



cutegagangeltus*

posted 108 days ago

8/10 it was pretty good i guess



jcann*us*

posted 108 days ago

A+! I love poetry! But I've never heard the term "conceit" before. I was able to get it right by process of elimination. It's nice to learn somethig new!



singerpat

posted 108 days ago

A+ WHAT FUN THAT WAS! THANK YOU!!!!



UptheHillA*

posted 108 days ago

KEEP THEM COMING, THAT WAS FUN!!!



patiencewithaP*us*

posted 108 days ago

Wow...who knew I could remember all that and get 10/10? I did guess at a few, though. Very fun! Thanks for posting!



dlnoelou

posted 108 days ago

I also have an English degree. It was great to know that I can still get a 100%.



jfilar3Aus*

posted 108 days ago

Had to guess on a couple, but still got them all right! Learned a few new things - thanks!



wannamarryharryAit*

posted 108 days ago

6/10 I need to read more poetry!



craniacAus*

posted 108 days ago

A+, BQE!



sleepingin91

posted 108 days ago

100%, although I must admit I am an avid poetry reader ^-^



candygirl1515

posted 106 days ago

I love poetry! Great explanations to the questions too! 8/10--mixed up 2 poems.



branianndtjm*

posted 103 days ago

wow 8/10 and i didnt kno anything



CaIceDevilAus*

posted 84 days ago

This is a good quiz! I love poetry, but I don't know what happened. I also mixed up two poems.



sammydjtau*

posted 54 days ago

B+ not bad didnt kno about Blank Verses and conceits and got them mixed up





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