What makes a poem?

Exploring the Essence of Poetry

Test your knowledge about the fundamental characteristics of poetry and discover its diverse forms through our engaging quiz!

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6 Questions2 MinutesCreated by WritingStone247

Which of the following is not a characteristic traditionally associated with poetry?

Rhythm

Condensed language

Intense feelings

Paragraphs

Which of the following was not an example from the lesson that challenged a traditional concept of poetry?

Visual art

Debates

Songs

Speeches

In what way was Joanna Smith’s tweet like a poem?

Smith used condensed language to create a powerful image

Smith used rhymes that are common in many poems

Smith used line breaks

Smith published her poem in a book of poems

The word poetry comes from the Greek “poiesis.” What does this word mean?

To rhyme

To write

To make

To think

What is a haiku?

A poem that has three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables

A poem that has three lines of 7, 5 and 7 syllables

A type of poem that rhymes and is often sung

A type of poem that creates a shape or picture to add to the meaning

What does Reinhard Dohl’s “Apfel” have in common with e.e. cummings’ “l(a)”?

The musical quality of language is emphasised in both poems

The way the words look on the page is important to the poem

They are both written in English

They were written around the same time