There are different poetic forms out there. Each one has its own set of basic rules that are required to write them. Some of these poetic forms include Haiku, Shakespearean Sonnet, and Villanelle. How well do you know the basics of writing these types of poems? Take this quiz to find out.
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Question of
A haiku is made up of how many lines?
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Three
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Five
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Seven
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Nine
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What is the syllable count for each line in a Haiku?
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7, 5, 5
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5, 7, 5
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5, 5, 7
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7, 5, 7
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A haiku is a rhyming poem?
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True
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False
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How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
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Ten
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Twelve
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Fourteen
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Sixteen
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How many stanzas are in Shakespearean Sonnet?
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One
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Two
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Three
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Four
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How many syllables per line are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
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Eight
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Ten
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Twelve
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Fourteen
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What is the rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean Sonnet?
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ABBAABBACDECDE
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ABBACDDCEFFEGG
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AABBCCDDEEFFGG
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ABABCDCDEFEFGG
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What meter is used to write a Shakespearean Sonnet?
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Iambic
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Trochaic
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Spondaic
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Anapestic
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Dactylic
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How many lines does a Villanelle consist of?
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Thirteen
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Seventeen
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Nineteen
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Twenty One
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Question of
How many stanzas are in a Villanelle?
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One
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Four
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Six
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Eight
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What is the rhyme scheme for a Villanelle?
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A1bA2 abA1 abA2 abA1 abA2 abA1A2
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A1bA2 abA2 abA1 abA2 abA1 abA2A1
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aB1a aba aB1a aba aB1a abab
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aB1a A1ba A2ba aB1a aB2a aB1aB2
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Question of
What meter is used to write a Villanelle?
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Iambic
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Trochaic
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Spondaic
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Anapestic
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Dactylic
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I have never heard of some poems. I learned something.
6/12 Awesome quiz!
I got 5
got 4 out of 12 right!
2/12
I’m like Norman – I need to swot up on the Villanelle!
8/12 I got all the villanelle ones wrong 🙁
Time for a Villanelle refresher. 🙂
8/12 although some of them were lucky guesses.
I like it when I have lucky guesses in a quiz.
3 out of 12