Kinds of Poem is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on naming a poem's form from its features, aligned to Common Core standard RL.4.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Kinds of Poem

RL.4.5

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Circle the right answer.

1.Which form is built on a strict count of syllables rather than on rhyme?

A.couplet
B.haiku
C.limerick

2.Read: "Sand between my toes / Under a bright sky / Noon, and we swim." The first letters of the lines spell SUN. What kind of poem is this?

A.narrative poem
B.haiku
C.acrostic poem

3.Read: "Swallows dipping low / over the still summer pond / one ripple, then none." What kind of poem is this?

A.haiku
B.limerick
C.acrostic poem

4.A funny poem of five lines, where lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme, is a...

A.limerick
B.haiku
C.free verse poem

5.A poem of three lines with 5, 7 and 5 syllables, often about nature, is a...

A.narrative poem
B.haiku
C.limerick

6.A poem that tells a story, with characters and events in order, is a...

A.haiku
B.acrostic poem
C.narrative poem

7.A poem whose words are set out in the shape of its subject is a...

A.limerick
B.narrative poem
C.concrete poem

8.Which kind of poem is most likely to have a beginning, a middle and an end, like a story?

A.narrative poem
B.haiku
C.acrostic poem

LessonPrint · RL.4.5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.4.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

Answer key — Kinds of Poem