The Practice of Poetry Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Robin Behn
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 92 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Practice of Poetry Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Robin Behn
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 92 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many preparatory steps are used in "Five Easy Pieces?"
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. What period of art is used in an exercise?
(a) Impressionism.
(b) Renaissance.
(c) Cubism.
(d) Baroque.

3. What tool is the student asked to use to create in this section?
(a) Rubber band.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Spoon.
(d) Crayons.

4. "Chanting Flowers off the Wall" is effective when used in what way?
(a) As inspiration for format.
(b) As word association.
(c) As a warm up exercise.
(d) As an imagery tool.

5. In this section, students are asked to write from whose point of view?
(a) Elderly person.
(b) Child.
(c) Tree.
(d) Dog.

6. "As/Like/Finish the Sentence" calls for the student to answer how many questions?
(a) 20.
(b) 100.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

7. "Tabloid Tone Exercise" is designed to show the poets how to express:
(a) Absurdity.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Rhythm.

8. Maura Stanton's character hates what object?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Water.
(c) Mud.
(d) Spaghetti.

9. In which section are journal entries referred to as a source of material?
(a) "Material Gathering"
(b) "Poetic Journaling"..
(c) "Only Connect".
(d) "Subconscious Writing".

10. Approximately how many writing exercises are included in the book?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 90.
(d) 75.

11. This section encourages students to:
(a) Write in free verse.
(b) Adopt a persona.
(c) Forge a poetic voice.
(d) Focus on masks.

12. The author in this section refers to which famous poet?
(a) Rumi.
(b) Roethke.
(c) Rimbaud.
(d) Rilke.

13. A strong poem often contains a:
(a) Mix of senses.
(b) Specific format.
(c) Conclusion.
(d) Lot of adjectives.

14. "A Little Night Music: The Narrative Metaphor" uses what as a base?
(a) Favorite song.
(b) Movie plot.
(c) Character in a book.
(d) Personal experience.

15. The author claims that poems created in this way will be:
(a) Traumatic and deep.
(b) Vivid and transparent.
(c) Telling and creative.
(d) Varied and significant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Students are required to avoid what item in their work?

2. Dreams offer what kind of poetic source?

3. "Our Suits, Ourselves" is considered to be:

4. What is the name of Maxine Kumin's contribution?

5. Who wrote "Who We Were?"

(see the answer keys)

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