8th Grade Poetry Quizzes, Questions & Answers
Recent Poetry Quizzes
This quiz explores the nuances of 14th-century poetry and its poets, assessing understanding through questions on parables, poetry slams, and rhyme schemes. It tests knowledge on historical and contemporary poetic forms and their...
Questions: 75 | Attempts: 1259 | Last updated: Mar 18, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhich story scenario would most likely be a parable?
.Please remember to READ QUESTIONS FIRST!!!Then read the ballad "The Ballad of John Henry" I will give you a hard copy and/or it can be found at this...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 1164 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionRead these lines form the poem "The Ballad of John Henry."But John Henry said, "Captain, just you stand aside --It's nothing but my hammer catching wind, Lord, Lord,It's nothing but my hammer catching wind.Which type of figurative language is being used by the poet?
The Highwayman is a poem by Alfred Noyes. It's divided into two parts and tells a story about love and suffering. If you're a poetry fan, then you must have heard of this masterpiece. Let's take a quiz together to...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 510 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe highwayman was...
"Still I Rise" is one of those poetry books you simply must read, because it contains so much wisdom. This phenomenal author gave her best to bring you these poems. Now it's your time; show us YOUR best and answer...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 529 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhich human rights activist wrote this book in 1978?
Charge of the light brigade was a charge of British light Calvary led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces. The objective of the light brigade was to prevent removing captured guns from the overrun Turkish positions. Have...
Questions: 37 | Attempts: 1899 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionForm: The poem is narrated in the third person. This makes it seem like a story.
This quiz was prepared to check the knowledge of the involved students about the poets and authors who were presented in the Anthology of Poets and Authors in Cafe Literature of LSVC project.
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 522 | Last updated: Sep 7, 2025
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Sample QuestionWho wrote the poem Annabel Lee?
Explore the epic world of Beowulf in this engaging quiz, designed to test your knowledge on the narrative poem, its characters like Grendel, and the heroic deeds of Beowulf. Perfect for learners looking to deepen their...
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 74 | Last updated: Jan 19, 2025
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Sample QuestionA long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Kennings are names given to object in Norse poetry. In the series Beowulf there is countless Kenning for different objects. How conversant are you with them? Take up this quiz and see if you will earn the title of “Hero...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1116 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat is a kenning?
Carefully read the selections "Not My Bones" (page 648 ---remember poems should be read a minimum of 3 times in order to truly get their meaning/read it first (maybe even 2 times) then the essay "Fortune's...
Questions: 24 | Attempts: 1359 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionHow is the SPEAKER of the poem best described?
Explore the intriguing world of Edgar Allan Poe through this engaging quiz. Assess your knowledge on his fears, personal life, and famous literary works. Perfect for learners interested in classic literature and Poe's unique...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 558 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat was Edgar Allan Poe deathly afraid of?
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