Book Genre Quiz
Poetry
You open to any page and slowly savor the sound and lingering echo of a single short line.
A poetry collection is a book that gathers many poems into one volume. Many poems are short, and the space between lines and the blank parts of the page are read as part of the poem too. The sound of the words when read aloud and the rhythm of how they're arranged are also an important part of enjoying poetry.
You don't have to read a poetry collection from the start; you can enjoy whichever poem the book falls open to. You're the kind of person who's moved a little by all sorts of things and pauses slowly around a line that catches you. From what's in front of you, you picture scenes that aren't written there.
Because you can savor a single word for a long time, putting what you felt into words can take a while when people want a conclusion right away. You might not always have an answer on the spot to “What did you think?” Say, “Let me think about it and get back to you,” and you can answer while keeping your own pace.
Strengths
- You can find a moving moment in an everyday scene
- You can carefully pick out small differences between words
- You can take your time savoring all sorts of things
Where you may stumble
- Before you've put your feelings into words, the conversation has moved on
- In discussions that rush to a conclusion, you feel left behind
- You keep thinking about one remark that stuck with you, late into the night
Sounds familiar, Poetry?
- A turn of phrase on a sign or a flyer stops you in your tracks
- You collect words you like in a notebook
- You stay quiet for a while, just listening to the rain or the wind
Where you shine
Quiet stretches of time, or moments when choosing the right words matters. A word you took your time to choose may stay with someone for a long while.
Tips for “Poetry”
- When you can't answer right away, say, “Let me think about it and get back to you”
- Send a line that moved you to one person
- Set an end time for your time spent mulling things over
Matches
See every match in the Book Genre Quiz compatibility chart →
Field Guide — Field Guide is another genre you can open anywhere. For Poetry, moved by the sound of words, Field Guide, which neatly sets out names and sizes, becomes a way to know a flower or bird that caught your eye as it really is.
Fantasy — Like you, Fantasy takes slow walks through the imagination. For Poetry, moved a little by all sorts of things, Fantasy's stories of one deeply built world keep revealing new scenery however long you listen.
Cookbook — Cookbook is a genre that tries out steps one at a time and quickly turns them into something real. To Poetry, which wants to savor things without settling on an answer, Cookbook's “So what do we do?” sounds rushed, and to Cookbook, Poetry's thinking time looks like standing still.
Close neighbors
These differ from this one on just 1 of the 3 axes. If one of your axes was near the middle, you may have their side too.
Which one are you? 18 everyday situations, about 3 minutes.
Start the quiz