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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. The author seeks to bring about:
(a) Teamwork.
(b) Intuitive writing skills.
(c) Free association.
(d) Creative tension.
2. Words are categorized using what base?
(a) Senses.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Length.
(d) None.
3. What are the two types of endings?
(a) Transformative and Emphatic.
(b) Strong and Consistent.
(c) Sterling and Convoluted.
(d) Triumphant and Meek.
4. The author also seeks to create what item in the students?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Awareness.
(c) Encouragement.
(d) Fearlessness.
5. What are students required to do in "Rhapsodizing Repetitions?"
(a) Repeat meanings of words.
(b) Repeat the same word in each line.
(c) Learn to rhapsodize.
(d) Avoid repetitions.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many poetry exercises are contained in Part 5?
2. Part Six. "Musical Matters: Sound, Rhythm and the Line" contains how many exercises?
3. "Cut-and-Shuffle" requires the students to write how many poems?
4. How many poems will result from this group of exercises?
5. Dana Gioia discusses which topic?
Short Essay Questions
1. What should students use as a basis for writing a poem in the section titled "Lyric Poetry"?
2. Explain the difference between factual and psychological truths.
3. Why is rewriting a poem in formal verse a good antidote for a flawed free verse poem?
4. What is an "imitative fallacy?" How is it used in poetry and by whom?
5. Explain the instructions for "Smash Palace" and its purpose.
6. Name two exercises that give students ideas on how to jump start or rewrite a poem that is not working in its present state.
7. What type of music is suggested in "Shall We Dance"? What should students focus on regarding the beat?
8. What is a nesting rhyme? How does it compare to a diminishing rhyme? Explain the technique.
9. The author claims that certain types of metaphors will come into being. Explain the metaphors and give examples.
10. What is Free Verse Lineation? What is the purpose of using it in an exercise?
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