Forms of Poetry and Performance

Question 1

Which of the following statements correctly describes two different forms of poetry and a feature of each?

Accepted Answer

Narrative poetry tells a story, and free verse does not have a regular rhyme scheme.

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Limerick always has ten lines, and acrostic poetry never uses the first letters of each line.

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Ballad never uses repetition, and sonnet always has no set number of lines.

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Haiku tells a story, and free verse always has a regular rhyme scheme.

Question 2

Which of the following pairs correctly matches a form of poetry with one of its features?

Accepted Answer

Narrative poetry – tells a story

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Free verse – always has a regular rhyme scheme

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Haiku – tells a story in many lines

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Limerick – does not have a regular rhyme scheme

Question 3

Which of the following correctly matches a type of poetry with one of its features?

Accepted Answer

Narrative poetry – tells a story

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Free verse – has a regular rhyme scheme

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Limerick – never uses humor

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Haiku – always has 12 lines

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