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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the name of this chapter: ""Matthewsian Invisible ____."

2. What phrase is each student required to use in the poem?

3. How long will it take students to complete the assignment in "Short Lines and Long Lines?"

4. What is the purpose of "Personal Universe Deck?"

5. What are students required to do in "Rhapsodizing Repetitions?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a nesting rhyme? How does it compare to a diminishing rhyme? Explain the technique.

5. What is the purpose of the exercises in "Cut and Shuffle?" What technique is used?

6. What is the "Matthewsian Invisible Hinge?"

7. What are the two basic structures used in "Truth in Strangeness: Accidents, Chance and the Non-rational?"

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

9. How is the technique used in "The Party of the Century" valuable as a group exercise?

10. Explain the poetic form called the Pantoum.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Techniques and exercises used in sections such as "Translations: Idea to Change" and "Personal Universe Deck" encourage students to use unusual words or combinations of words as a powerful tool to create vivid poetry. Why are these tools and techniques valuable? What can be learned from employing the techniques in "Translations: Idea to Change?" Give examples of how a poet might use the technique in "Personal Universe Deck" to enhance one's own style.

Essay Topic 2

In one of the daily lessons, students were asked to keep both a dream journal and an every day journal. Explain in detail the type of entries kept in both journals and how the information in each may be used to create an effective and vivid poem. Include examples.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Unconscious As Gold Mine" the authors submit various exercises regarding the use of the unconscious as a source of material for poetry. Examine the examples given in the text. Which do you feel is most effective? Explain. Is there a scientific connection between dreaming and the conscious? Could those concepts and images seen in dreaming be captured in a waking state? If so, how?

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