QUIZ

1. UNIT QUIZ IN CREATIVE
WRITING ! !

2.  Trust no one except YOURSELF. At the end, walang ibang tutulong sayo
kundi sarili mo.
 Inhale. Exhale. (pero wag sa kaharap, nakamamatay yan) Focus, wag
masyadong pressured para di makalimutan ang pinag aralan (kung meron
man)
 Read and do the direction very carefully. (di yung, alam mo nang mali na
sinagot mo pa)
 Time is gold. ( Bawat sigundo ay mahalaga, wag mo tong sayangin sa katititig
sa iba) 30 sec. to answer each question.
 Alam kong nag effort lang akong mag type nito dahil di nyo rin naman
susundin at sasabihin nyo “Share mo la maam?”
 Kaya eto nalang, “Don’t let me rip your paper, nakakatakot yun, first time
kong gagawin e”
 If you got it perfect, meaning to say you answered all the items correctly.
Good luck! 

3. Ballpen’s Up if
your Ready.

4. Direction:
Test your knowledge on poetry by taking this
quick quiz. All you have to do is to read the
statement carefully and write the letter of your
answer in a separate sheet of paper.
30 seconds only is the allotted time to answer
each question.

5. 1. “The Tyger” was written by which poet?
A. e.e. cummings
B. William Wordsworth
C. William Blake
D. W.H Auden

6. 2. What is said to be the longest poem in the
world history?
A. The Mahabharata
B. Biag ni Lam Ang
C. Hinilawod
D. The Mahabaratha

7. 3. Which of the following statements about
poetry is true?
A. Poetry must have rhyme and clear rhythm
B. Poetry is for nerdy people
C. The language of poetry is usually visual.
D. If a poem is short, it will only have one theme.

8. 4. Which of the following is NOT true of a
sonnet?
A. It is always 14 lines long
B. It is usually written in iambic pentameter.
C. It is a lyric poem of varying length of line,
complexity of stanza forms.
D. It was very important in the 16th and 17th
centuries.

9. 5. Which of the following best describes free
verse?
A. Poetry that is no longer bound by copyright
restrictions
B. Poetry that was part of an oral tradition before
it was written down
C. Poetry written in two lines with rhyming ends
D. Poetry that has no governing pattern of stress
or line length.

10. 6. The persona of the poem is:
A. The poet herself/himself
B. A fictional character
C. The poet’s alter ego
D. The reader

11. 7. Milton, Shakespeare, and Marlowe all used
this unrhymed poetic form.
A. Free verse
B. Blank verse
C. Sonnet
D. Concrete poetry

12. 8. Chaucer used this form, which consists of
7 lines written in iambic pentameter.
A. Sonnet
B. Rhyme royal
C. Blank verse
D. villanelle

13. 9. The famous poem by Dylan Thomas, “Do
not Go Gentle into that Good Night,” is
written in this form.
A. Sonnet
B. Rondeau
C. Ballad
D. villanelle

14. 10. A 14-line poem written in iambic
pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab
bcbc cdcd ee is known as what?
A. Italian Sonnet
B. Shakespearian Sonnet
C. Spenserian Sonnet
D. English Sonnet

15. 11. This form of poetry has a 7-7-7-7 Syllabic
verse, with an AABB rhyme scheme. What is
it called?
A. Tanka
B. Tanaga
C. Haiku
D. ambahan

16. 12. This poem is written as a lament, usually
over the loss of a person. What is it called?
A. Sonnet
B. Villanelle
C. Elegy
D. Haiku

17. 13. This form has 8 lines, with the first line
repeated as line 4 and 7, and the second line
repeated as the 8. it has a rhyme scheme os
ABaAaAB. What is it called?
A. Sestina
B. Pantoum
C. Villanelle
D. Haiku

18. 14. “Lyric 17” is written by:
A. Jose Garcia Villa
B. Vienvenido Lumbera
C. Sylvia Plath
D. William Blake

19. 15. It is the running-over of the sentence or
phrase from one line to another without the
use of punctuation.
A. Line
B. Enjambment
C. Run-over
D. End-stopped

20. 16. Caesura is a natural pause or break in a
line of poetry. It uses the mark like this:
A. ----
B. //
C. ||
D. _______

21. 17. It is also called head rhyme. It is a
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of
stressed syllables.
A. Consonance
B. Anaphora
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance

22. 18. Refers to polite, indirect expression
which replace words and phrases considered
harsh and impolite or which suggest
something unpleasant.
A. Cacophony
B. Euphemism
C. Parallelism
D. Idioms

23. 19. Sammuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the
Ancient Mariner” is written in what form.
A. Ottava rima
B. Sonnet
C. Blank verse
D. ballad

24. 20. Gaping
Its mouth awaits
Hungry, slowly chomping
Stumble in, consumed, digesting
Learning
The poem above is an example of:
A. Limerick
B. Epigram
C. Cinquain
D. Textula

25. 21. The following are examples of Short
whole-Poem Forms EXCEPT.
A. Monostich
B. Diona
C. Dalit
D. Ghazal

26. 22. Which is TRUE about Ghazal?
A. This poetic form has roots in 18th century
Arabia.
B. Composed of minimum of five couplets
C. Each line must be of the same length
D. Structurally autonomous

27. 23. This poetry has six six-lines stanzas
(usually unrhymed). The end words of each
line of the first stanza recur in rotating order
throughout the poem.
A. Rondeau
B. Sestina
C. Sonnet
D. Serenade

28. 24. In talking about poems, diction refers to:
A. The eloquence of the poet
B. The clarity of expression
C. The poet’s word choice
D. The narrator’s accent

29. 25. The tone of the poem is meant to express:
A. the subject of the poem
B. What the poet thinks about the subject.
C. An attitude or feeling about the theme.
D. What happens and why it happens

30. 26. A line of iambic pentameter must have
ten syllables.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. I don’t care

31. Be still close your eyes
breath, listen for my foot fall
in your heart. We are not gone,
But merely walk within you.
27. The above poem is example of :
A. Epitaph
B. Epigram
C. Cinquain
D. Diona

32. Noong malayo ako,
Nasa kabilang dako,
Itong puso’t isip ko,
Bayan, para lang sa ‘yo.
-Rachel Muyano
28. The above poem is an example of:
A. Textula
B. Dalit
C. Tanaga
D. Tanka

33. 29. The following are famous Filipino authors
EXCEPT.
A. Luis Francia
B. Jose Dalisay Jr.
C. Merlinda Bobis
D. Dante Alighieri

34. 30. Comic or funny poetry, especially of a
witty sort.
A. Stichomythia
B. Tetractys
C. Light verse
D. Dropped-line

35. Ballpen's Down!

36. Let us check the
paper.

37. 1. “The Tyger” was written by which poet?
A. e.e. cummings
B. William Wordsworth
C. William Blake
D. W.H Auden

38. 2. What is said to be the longest poem in the
world history?
A. The Mahabharata
B. Biag ni Lam Ang
C. Hinilawod
D. The Mahabaratha

39. 3. Which of the following statements about
poetry is true?
A. Poetry must have rhyme and clear rhythm
B. Poetry is for nerdy people
C. The language of poetry is usually visual.
D. If a poem is short, it will only have one theme.

40. 4. Which of the following is NOT true of a
sonnet?
A. It is always 14 lines long
B. It is usually written in iambic pentameter.
C. It is a lyric poem of varying length of line,
complexity of stanza forms.
D. It was very important in the 16th and 17th
centuries.

41. 5. Which of the following best describes free
verse?
A. Poetry that is no longer bound by copyright
restrictions
B. Poetry that was part of an oral tradition before
it was written down
C. Poetry written in two lines with rhyming ends
D. Poetry that has no governing pattern of
stress or line length.

42. 6. The persona of the poem is:
A. The poet herself/himself
B. A fictional character
C. The poet’s alter ego
D. The reader

43. 7. Milton, Shakespeare, and Marlowe all used
this unrhymed poetic form.
A. Free verse
B. Blank verse
C. Sonnet
D. Concrete poetry

44. 8. Chaucer used this form, which consists of
7 lines written in iambic pentameter.
A. Sonnet
B. Rhyme royal
C. Blank verse
D. villanelle

45. 9. The famous poem by Dylan Thomas, “Do
not Go Gentle into that Good Night,” is
written in this form.
A. Sonnet
B. Rondeau
C. Ballad
D. villanelle

46. 10. A 14-line poem written in iambic
pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab
bcbc cdcd ee is known as what?
A. Italian Sonnet
B. Shakespearian Sonnet
C. Spenserian Sonnet
D. English Sonnet

47. 11. This form of poetry has a 7-7-7-7 Syllabic
verse, with an AABB rhyme scheme. What is
it called?
A. Tanka
B. Tanaga
C. Haiku
D. ambahan

48. 12. This poem is written as a lament, usually
over the loss of a person. What is it called?
A. Sonnet
B. Villanelle
C. Elegy
D. Haiku

49. 13. This form has 8 lines, with the first line
repeated as line 4 and 7, and the second line
repeated as the 8. it has a rhyme scheme os
ABaAaAB. What is it called?
A. Sestina
B. Pantoum
C. Villanelle
D. Haiku

50. 14. “Lyric 17” is written by:
A. Jose Garcia Villa
B. Vienvenido Lumbera
C. Sylvia Plath
D. William Blake

51. 15. It is the running-over of the sentence or
phrase from one line to another without the
use of punctuation.
A. Line
B. Enjambment
C. Run-over
D. End-stopped

52. 16. Caesura is a natural pause or break in a
line of poetry. It uses the mark like this:
A. ----
B. //
C. ||
D. _______

53. 17. It is also called head rhyme. It is a
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of
stressed syllables.
A. Consonance
B. Anaphora
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance

54. 18. Refers to polite, indirect expression
which replace words and phrases considered
harsh and impolite or which suggest
something unpleasant.
A. Cacophony
B. Euphemism
C. Parallelism
D. Idioms

55. 19. Sammuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the
Ancient Mariner” is written in what form.
A. Ottava rima
B. Sonnet
C. Blank verse
D. ballad

56. 20. Gaping
Its mouth awaits
Hungry, slowly chomping
Stumble in, consumed, digesting
Learning
The poem above is an example of:
A. Limerick
B. Epigram
C. Cinquain
D. Textula

57. 21. The following are examples of Short
whole-Poem Forms EXCEPT.
A. Monostich
B. Diona
C. Dalit
D. Ghazal

58. 22. Which is TRUE about Ghazal?
A. This poetic form has roots in 18th century
Arabia.
B. Composed of minimum of five couplets
C. Each line must be of the same length
D. Structurally autonomous

59. 23. This poetry has six six-lines stanzas
(usually unrhymed). The end words of each
line of the first stanza recur in rotating order
throughout the poem.
A. Rondeau
B. Sestina
C. Sonnet
D. Serenade

60. 24. In talking about poems, diction refers to:
A. The eloquence of the poet
B. The clarity of expression
C. The poet’s word choice
D. The narrator’s accent

61. 25. The tone of the poem is meant to express:
A. the subject of the poem
B. What the poet thinks about the subject.
C. An attitude or feeling about the theme.
D. What happens and why it happens

62. 26. A line of iambic pentameter must have
ten syllables.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. I don’t care

63. Be still close your eyes
breath, listen for my foot fall
in your heart. We are not gone,
But merely walk within you.
27. The above poem is example of :
A. Epitaph
B. Epigram
C. Cinquain
D. Diona

64. Noong malayo ako,
Nasa kabilang dako,
Itong puso’t isip ko,
Bayan, para lang sa ‘yo.
-Rachel Muyano
28. The above poem is an example of:
A. Textula
B. Dalit
C. Tanaga
D. Tanka

65. 29. The following are famous Filipino authors
EXCEPT.
A. Luis Francia
B. Jose Dalisay Jr.
C. Merlinda Bobis
D. Dante Alighieri

66. 30. Comic or funny poetry, especially of a
witty sort.
A. Stichomythia
B. Tetractys
C. Light verse
D. Dropped-line