Poetry Review

What do sonnets, ballads, concrete poems and haiku poems have in common?

Author who wrote both about racial equality with militant calls to action & personal issues?

Poem written by Emily Dickinson?

Who wrote "My Papa's Waltz"?

How can you tell the difference between an English sonnet and an Italian sonnet?

Which poem has the clearest example of an extended metaphor?

Literary element present? "I encountered Death, thin as a scythe"

Literary element present? "They tell horror stories that their mothers the chickens clucked"

Mood of "Egg Horror"?

Literary element present? "The whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy"

What type of meter has seven feet per line?

Which of the following poems has a comforting mood?

The author who didn't speak for years because of the abuse she suffered.

What type of poem is short, expresses strong feelings and does NOT tell a story?

Which of the following is NOT a narrative poem?

Which foot is considered trochaic?

literary element present? "but I hung on like death"

What is it called when you mark the rhyme scheme, feet and accent marks on a poem?

What is blank verse?

Poet who used unique word choice and purposely broke the rules of grammar.

What type of rhyme occurs within a line instead of at the end?

Literary element present? "a free bird leaps on the back of the wind"

Literary element present? "A dog barks amidst the deep lane, a cock is crowing atop a mulberry"

Literary element present? "I feel above me the day blind stars"

The two authors who gave up city life in favor of living a simple and more natural life?

Author who abandoned his country during WWII and also wrote about abandonment in his poem

Which poem is an example of free verse?

Poet who often used many dashes, giving her poems a stilted, tentative quality.

literary element present? "if i were a poet, I'd kidnap you"

Which of the following is NOT about love?

Literary element present? "I've heard it in the chillest land and on the strangest sea"

Mood of "Caged Bird"?

Poem with the following qualities: narrative, consistent stanzas, repetition, tragic

Which poem has lines that form the shape of the subject matter depicted?

literary element present? "cold white afraid of heights, whispering in the cold dark carton"

Author who was an "odd kid" who "didn't always fit in"

Which TWO poems have situational irony, a climax and dialogue?

literary element present? "the fish in the house-pond thinks of his ancient pool"

Poet that used many sound devices because of his background in music and writing.

Literary element present? "black coat on, black gloves, a broad black hat"