11/22/22, 10:03 AM Prose and Poetry

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Prose and Poetry
20 Questions DATE  : 

1. This text describes feelings and ideas or tells stories using rhythm and rhyme.

A Poem B Prose

2. An example of ______________ is a chapter book.

A Poem B Prose

3. ____________ has stanzas and lines.

A Prose B Poetry

4. ________________ often has rhyming words.

A Poetry B Prose

5. ________________ has paragraphs instead of stanzas.

A Poetry B Prose

6. Dialogue (in quotation marks) is found in prose.

A False B True

7. A characters's conversation with another character is called ______________________.

A setting B line

C stanza D dialogue

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8. One day, Mrs. Sasser picked up her students from lunch and learned that her class was
being very rude and disrespectful. Even though she had warned them that bad behavior
would come with consequences, they continued to act up. That afternoon, the entire class
had to stand at recess. Mrs. Sasser hopes that her class will be excellent students from now
on and show off how awesome they are!
What type of literature is this?

A Prose B Poetry

9. Which of the following is NOT a structural element of poems?

A Stanzas B Lines

C Rhythm D Paragraphs

10. _____________ are lines/verses grouped together. It is the “paragraph” of poetry.

A Paragraphs B Stanzas

C Sentences D Lines

11. Which text do you mostly have to read in school?

A Prose B Poetry

12. What is the mood of a poem?

A the main events (plot) B the lesson the author is teaching

C the feeling the author is trying to give D the repeating of words or phrases

13. What are rhyming words?

A words that have the same ending sound B words that are synonyms

C words that are antonyms D words that are descriptive

14. What is repetition in poetry?

a word or phrase that is written several

A B the beat of the poem
times

C the setting of the proem D words that are too confusing to read

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15. Complete sentences are always found in ___________________________.

A Poetry B Prose

16. What is this an example of?

It would be great if I could skate
a figure eight
but my poor legs just won't keep straight.

A Prose B Poetry

17. All but _______________ are elements of a poem.

A rhythm B line

C paragraphs D stanza

18. Cool, pool, and school are _______________

A rhyming words B repeating words

19. What is this an example of?

"Recess! Oh, Recess!

We love you! You rule!
You keep us away
From the teachers in school.
Your swings are refreshing.
Your slides are the best.
You give us a break
From a really hard test."

A Poem B Prose

20. How many stanzas does this poem have?

A 4 B 2

C 3 D 1

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