Name:____________________ Subject: Creative Writing

Section:____________________ Score:________________

I. Answer the following questions to know how much you know about poetry.

1. A segment of a poem that is divided into groups of lines is called a _________.

A. paragraph B. verse C. stanza D. sentence
2. The voice of a poem is the _____.
A. tone B. speaker C. mood D. theme
3. The moral or message of the poem is _____.
A. mood B. speaker C. tone D. theme
4. What do you call a picture created with words in a poem?
A. image B. theme C. tone D. rhyme
5. A language used in poetry that appeals to the senses is called _____.
A. metaphor B. simile C. imagery D. dialect
6. The pattern of beats made by stressed and unstressed syllables in the lines of a poem is ______.
A. rhyme B. rhythm C. stress D. tone
7. A three line poem about nature is called _____.
A. sonnet B. haiku C. limerick D. tanaga
8. A theme that the author does not express directly, but suggests in a poem.
A. stated theme B. implied theme C. Love D. Survival
9. "The little house stood in the twilight with its gate ajar, creaking as the wind blew. A shutter slammed against the house, and a
curtain fluttered in the breeze."
What's the mood?
A. Happiness B. Suspense C.Sadness D. Depressed
10. I'm a fine head of lettuce
A handsome romaine.
But I haven't a cranium
Made for a brain.
I am simple and shy
I remain on my own...
I am known in the garden”
Who/What is the speaker?
A. Mother making dinner B.Farmer in the garden C.Dad cooking on the grill D.Head of lettuce
11. “What do I do/what do I do
What do I do to tie my shoe
Cross it over pull it tight
Loop it together well, I think that's right.”
Who is the speaker?
A. Kindergarten Teacher B. High School Teacher C.Parent of a student D.Kindergarten student
12. “Little drops of water
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages of eternity.”
What's the theme?
A. Time moves on B.Ocean is powerful C. Sand is powerful D.Land is pleasant
13. “My dead love came to me, and said:
'God gives me one hour's rest,
To spend with thee on earth again:
How shall we spend it best?'
'Why, as of old,' I said; and so
We quarreled, as of old:
But, when I turned to make my peace,
That one short hour was told.”
What is the tone of the passage?
A. ironic B.Suspenseful C.Cheerful D.Humorous
14. “The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at her side and smiled about last night's victory.”
What's the tone?
A.Cheerful B.Depressing C.Determined D.suspenseful
II. A. Match the following concepts in column A to their corresponding definitions in column B. Write only the letter of the correct
answer.

B. Match the following concepts in column A to their corresponding examples in column B. Write only the letter of the correct
answer.

III. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write FALSE.

1.Meter is a literary device in which the repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of
lines in poems
2. While rhyme is the repeating sound at the end of a line in a poem, rhythm is the created pattern or beat.
3. “See you later, Alligator!” is an example of rhyme in poetry.
4. Meter is always focusing on the stressed syllabic pattern in a verse but not with the unstressed pattern.
5. Tanaga is a type of Filipino poem, consisting of seven lines with seven syllables each.

IV.Read the poem below and take note of the theme and tone that builds up towards the end.