Sample Poetry Assignment #1
Syllables – match the letter of the poem (A, B, C, or D) to its syllable structure
1) Complicated pattern at first, simplifies towards the end
2) Consistent with one line that is different (or maybe two)
3) None at first, then very consistent
4) Perfectly consistent
Rhyming – match the letter of the poem (A, B, C, or D) to its rhyming scheme/structure
5) Mostly alternates rhyming lines
6) No real pattern
7) No real pattern at the beginning, obvious pattern towards the end
8) Obvious pattern with four A’s
Stanzas – match the letter of the poem (A, B, C, or D) to its stanza structure
9) Couplets and tercet
10) Quatrains
11) Quatrains and couplet
12) Sestets
Mood – match the letter of the poem to its mood
13) Contrast between seasons (Spring and Winter) and emotions (happy and unhappy)
14) Hidden/painful
15) Humorous
16) Insightful
Words that set a mood – match the words from a poem to the mood that the words help
create (be careful, the letters for the words don’t necessarily match the letters of the poems
they came from)
17) Contrast between seasons (Spring and Winter) and emotions (happy and unhappy)
18) Hidden/painful
19) Humorous
20) Insightful
A) Laughs, underwear, “deftly plucks
B) “new leaves laugh”, wintry, “love that smiled”, false
C) Think, contemplate, mysteries, feel
D) “you’ll never understand”, emptiness, “hide the hurt”
Sample Poetry Assignment #2
Matching: For each question put the letter of the poem that fits it.
1) The poet may have intended that each line have the same number of syllables, but four of the
lines seem to have fewer syllables than the rest of them.
2) The syllables in this poem have a fairly consistent progression (decrease) until the end.
3) The syllables in this poem start off with a pattern, then after that most of the lines have the
same number of syllables.
4) This poem had the most consistent syllable pattern.
5) This poem begins with a rhyming “sextet”, then intends to rhyme in couplets for the rest of the
poem (though there are a couple of errors).
6) The author may have intended to start off with a sonnet-style rhyming scheme (with errors in
the beginning?), has a proper sonnet-style rhyming scheme in the middle, then does not rhyme at
the end.
7) This poet rhymes in couplets (though with one error), then does not rhyme at the end.
8) The author starts off with a sonnet-style rhyming scheme, then alters it in one stanza, then
abandons it towards the end.
9) This poem is in first person point of view.
10) This poem is mostly in first person point of view, though parts seem to be (or are) in third.
11) This poem is mostly in first person point of view, though parts seem to be (or are) in third…
and it uses dialog effectively.
12) This poem is in third person point of view.
13) This poem is about one brief scene or “moment in time”. It is mostly the author’s thoughts
about what the author sees.
14) This poem tells a story, and includes the thoughts and/or comments of a character (who is
telling us the story).
15) This poem tells us the author’s thoughts on a somewhat abstract subject. The ending puts it
in perspective (and sort of changes the tone?).
16) This poem tells a story. It uses a bit of visual imagery, but describes more sounds than
sights… maybe that’s called “auditory imagery”?
17) This poem tells us the author’s views about how he or she views him/herself, and what he or
she feels is truly important.
18) Mr. Cole is pretty sure that the setting couldn’t exist. This poem is a little bit eerie and has a
dramatic ending.
19) This poem uses humor effectively and has a fun “surprise” ending.
20) The author starts off with one opinion and seems to change his or her mind by the end.
Which of the following is A) fact and/or B) opinion?
21) I saw some rude people starting to stare
22) An outcast should feel sad
23) It looks reprehensible
24) He had a monogram, but no hair!
25) “mono” means “one; “gram” means “writing”
Does the word “monogram’ have…
A)a suffix
B)a prefix
C)neither a suffix nor a prefix
D) Mr. Cole made it up, it’s not even a word
E) two of the above
F) all of the above
G) none of the above