The value and worth of a poem are not determined by...

the truth or nobility of the idea

What is total meaning?

can be communicated in no other way and involves all senses, the complete experience a poem communicates

What is the total meaning of "My Papas Waltz"?

the child copes with tragic memories by romanticizing them

a speaker’s attitude towards the subject

In order to fully understand and appreciate a poem ______ must be in action.

the willing suspension of disbelief

What is not one of the prose meanings of "My Papa's Waltz"?

child is running away from home

What is prose meaning?

a story, a description, a statement of emotion

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AP Literature Poetry Chapters 9-10

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A poetry Quiz to review the terms, concepts and analysis of chapters 9-10.

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1
Which of these is not an element to indicate tone?
connotation
senses
imagery
sentence construction
2
The value and worth of a poem are not determined by...
the total experience
total meaning
prose meaning
the truth or nobility of the idea
3
What is total meaning?
a poem's story
can be communicated in no other way and involves all senses
the complete experience a poem communicates
restatement of the poem's literal meaning
4
What is the total meaning of "My Papas Waltz"?
the child copes with tragic memories by romanticizing them
the child is getting beaten
the child loves his father
5
What is the tone of "Grief"?
passionless and tired
reminiscent and forgiving
frustrated and hopeless
6
All of these are ways to recognize tone accept...
ignoring diction
meanings and connotations of words
careful reading and rereading
alertness to irony and other figures
7
What is tone?
a speaker’s attitude towards the subject
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
a word associated with a sound
8
In order to fully understand and appreciate a poem ______ must be in action.
the whole truth
the willing suspension of disbelief
9
What can shifts create?
a dull story line
change in cadence
a dramatic structure
10
What is not one of the prose meanings of "My Papa's Waltz"?
couple going to their bedroom
love between father and child
feeling of safety
child is running away from home
11
The idea of a poem is _____ of the total experience that a poem communicates
none
all
part
most
12
What is prose meaning?
a story, a description, a statement of emotion
the bigger picture meaning
rhythm of a poem
written or spoken language in its ordinary form
13
What is the tonal shift in "Grief"?
tired to lively
frustrated to defeated
hopeless to hopeful

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