How much do you know about different forms of poetry? About where they originated? Test yourself now. In each question, I give you the name of a poetic form, and you need to choose the correct country of origin – simples 🙂
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All information correct per Wikipedia. Cover image: Public domain.
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Question ofWhere did the Sonnet originate?- 
					
Italy
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England
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France
 
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Question ofChastushka- 
					
Wales
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Israel
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Russia
 
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Question ofLimerick- 
					
Ireland
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England
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Jamaica
 
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Question ofTanka- 
					
Turkey
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Japan
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Canada
 
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Question ofTanaga- 
					
Japan
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Mexico
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Phillipines
 
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Question ofCywydd- 
					
Wales
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Cambodia
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Tonga
 
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Question ofTenso- 
					
Korea
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Japan
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France
 
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Question ofOvi- 
					
Spain
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Portugal
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India
 
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Question ofJueju- 
					
Japan
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China
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Chile
 
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Question ofDinggedicht- 
					
Germany
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South Africa
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Netherlands
 
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Question ofRuba’i- 
					
Finland
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Mongolia
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Iran
 
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Question ofSijo- 
					
Pakistan
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Korea
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Peru
 
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Question ofPantun- 
					
Malaysia
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France
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Greece
 
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Question ofSisindiran- 
					
New Zealand
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Iceland
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Indonesia
 
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Question ofAsefru- 
					
Ethiopia
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Algeria
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Israel
 
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Question ofAmerican Cinquain- 
					
Hmm…
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Let me think…
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Wait a second – I’ll think of it in a minute!
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Oh yeah! Oh yeah! I’ve got it!!
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The US of A 🙂
 
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 Norman Darlo
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got 12 out of 16 right!
Very impressive, Edith! 🙂
13 out of 16. I have a headache now. LMBO!
You got 11 out of 16 right!
Great
Interesting terms. I think like many others, I went for what language does the word sounds like and it helped me get this score. I shoudl have known about Ovi though but it’s a new term for me.
I was aware that many of the terms were quite obscure, and that it would be, to some extent, a question of recognising sound patterns. Some were misleading in this regard (e.g. Tenso does not sound at all like French), and Ovi is too short to make any judgement – in fact it is Marathi 🙂
11/16. I hadn’t even heard of some of them, so will explore.. Thanks, as usual, I learned!
Best wishes for 2018
There’s a Wikipedia article for pretty much each of these, Kathy 🙂 You did pretty well with 11, as many of the names are quite obscure!
Haha I’m such a poet, got 11 out of 16 right. Guessed at least 3 of those. Great quiz!
Very impressive, Vida! Many of there answers are very obscure 🙂
12 out of 16, I was too confused on some of the terms 🙁
You did well, Suny! Thanks for playing 🙂
I got half of them correct…great quiz!
Well that’s a pass in my quizzes, especially in a hard one like this! Thanks for playing 🙂
10 out of 16. I’ll tell you a secret: those I have never heard for I picked according to how they sound. 😀
That is an intelligent approach. I have also succeeded in many quizzes by the same method 🙂 Thanks for playing Zakilne!
You’re welcome. 🙂 And thanks for encouraging, I thought I was cheating. 😀
Sorry I don’t know any of these terms
all these questions are new to me
Geeze seven out of sixteen. lol. fun quiz though, at least i got the last one correct. Happy Yew Near!
Almost 50% 😀 I meant this to be a toughie and I think I succeeded 🙂
Lots of guesses here but I did get the last one!
I’m relieved to hear that you got the last one 😀 😀
I would be embarrassed to say if I did not. 🙂
13/16 – I have to admit that many of these were completely new to me!
Well, you evidently exercised good judgement in guessing some of those you didn’t recognise 🙂 Well done!
Yes, Norman, I tried playing the “what language is this?” game, and it usually worked! Also, I didn’t fall into the Limerick trap!
I’ll bet you fell into the “Tenso” trap, though! (France?!!)
You’re probably right – but I quite remember whether I went for Korea or Japan! ?
Oy vey, I didn’t do well at all. Got to go back and do more research about poetry!!
You got 6 out of 16 right!
Could be better
Thanks for playing, Elenka! It was a very difficult one 🙂
Oh…8 out of 16. Not good. ?
50% is a pass, Cassy! Thanks for playing 🙂