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Grade 9 Poetry Elements Worksheet with Answers

Grade 9 (US) · Year 10 (UK) · Class 9 (India) · English

Unit 4: Reading LiteraturePoetryCCSS RL.9-10.5

Stanzas, rhyme, rhythm, meter and poem forms like haiku, limerick and sonnet. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Poetry Elements

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Learning goal: Poetry · CCSS RL.9-10.5

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

What do we call words that end with the same sound?

Answer: rhyming words

RememberRhyme scheme

The cat sat on the mat,Ashe wore a little hat.AThe sun began to glow,Band melted all the snow.BLines that rhyme get thesame letter: AABBstanza = a group of lines
Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What is a funny five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme called?
  2. 2What do we call the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines?
  3. 3What is a group of lines in a poem called?
  4. 4What is a poem that doesn't rhyme or follow a set rhythm called?
  5. 5What is a poem with 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables called?
  6. 6What is one line of a poem called?
  • ARhyme scheme
  • BHaiku
  • CStanza
  • DFree verse
  • ELine
  • FLimerick
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 7

    How many lines does a sonnet have?

  2. 8

    What is the beat or pattern of sounds in a poem called?

  3. 9

    What is a two-line stanza called?

  4. 10

    What do we call the speaker's attitude in a poem?

  5. 11

    What is the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables called?

  6. 12

    What is a line or phrase repeated throughout a poem called?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.F — a limerick
  2. 2.A — rhyme scheme
  3. 3.C — a stanza
  4. 4.D — free verse
  5. 5.B — a haiku
  6. 6.E — a line (or verse)
  7. 7.14
  8. 8.rhythm
  9. 9.a couplet
  10. 10.tone
  11. 11.meter
  12. 12.a refrain
  13. ★wrong (challenge corner)

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