The Practice of Poetry Test | Final Test - Medium

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 | Final Test - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this section, students will create what item?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Quatrain.

2. What famous poem is referenced in "A Lewis Carroll Carol?"
(a) Through the Looking Glass.
(b) Jabberwocky.
(c) Phantasmagoria.
(d) The Hunting of the Snark.

3. Students are encouraged to use unusual words through which method?
(a) Creating adjectives.
(b) Adding prefixes and suffixes.
(c) Writing in Pig Latin.
(d) Googling "unusual words."

4. How long will it takes students to complete the course used in "Writer's Block: An Antidote?"
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. Who wrote "Block, Pillar, Slab, and Beam?"
(a) Mitchell.
(b) Myers.
(c) Williams.
(d) Digges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of using a common set of opposites, the author suggests using something similar to which topic?

2. In doing this exercise, students are asked to write about which topic?

3. How many poems must the students write in this exercise?

4. "The Party of the Century" is what type of exercise?

5. "Smash Palace" teaches students the importance of which item?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of music is suggested in "Shall We Dance"? What should students focus on regarding the beat?

2. The author claims that certain types of metaphors will come into being. Explain the metaphors and give examples.

3. What is the goal in the section titled "Stealing the Goods"?

4. What should students use as a basis for writing a poem in the section titled "Lyric Poetry"?

5. What is Free Verse Lineation? What is the purpose of using it in an exercise?

6. Why does the author choose to use "A Lewis Carroll Carol" as a learning tool?

7. Explain the tool used in "In a Dark Room: Photography and Revision" and how they can help students in their work.

8. How important is it for students to choose a simple object for a Definition Poem?

9. Name two exercises that give students ideas on how to jump start or rewrite a poem that is not working in its present state.

10. What is the purpose of "Block, Pillar, Slab, and Beam?"

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