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Berkeley Carroll Spring Poetry 2021
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Fill in the blank: The last line of Héctor Collado's "Poem" reads: A poem is not a verse / rather __________
rather complicated
rather a cloud
rather a piece of cake
rather the universe
2
In our first lesson we wrote poems on our "voice." What does "voice" mean in poetry?
The way your poems sound when read aloud.
The kinds of things you write about.
All of the above.
The unique way you say things.
3
True or false: A poem can be written specifically to honor a special occasion.
False
True
4
Which of the following are proper subjects for poetry?
All of the above
Your ideas
Your feelings
Your thoughts
5
What is an emotion that poetry might make you feel?
Sad
Thoughtful
All of the above
Excited
6
The poet Mary Oliver said this. What do you think she meant?
Poetry is made out of the things you think and feel and see in your life.
Poetry has to be about nature.
Poetry can't be too heavy.
Poetry is hard to find.
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This is a kind of poem called a "quatrain," where the 2nd and 4th lines rhyme. Can you guess the missing last word?
wear
like
see
don't
8
Before you write a poem you have to know exactly what you are going to say.
True
False
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True or False: A poem has to have at least ten lines.
False
True
10
Pablo Neruda wrote "What did the rubies say standing before the juice of the pomegranates?" Why did he compare these?
Because he wanted to confuse you.
Because both rubies and pomegranates are very rare and very valuable.
Because both rubies and pomegranates are things you eat.
Because both rubies and pomegranates are red and beautiful.
11
Why do people write poetry?
To share a memory or idea or feeling.
To tell a story
All of the above
To entertain
12
"Writing poetry is a piece of cake!" This sentence is an example of:
A metaphor
A poem
A rhyme
A dessert
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True or False: Every line of a poem has to be a complete sentence.
False
True
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You should be able to understand everything about a poem the first time you read it.
True
False
15
How do you write the poetic form called the Lune?
Three lines: 4 words, 6 words, 4 words
Three lines: 3 words, 5 words, 3 words
There are no rules for a Lune
Three lines: each line has 3 words.
16
True or False: You can only write poems about yourself.
True
False
17
Which of these is not part of a poem?
time limit
lines
words
metaphors
18
You can't use punctuation in a poem.
True
False
19
Fill in the blank: One of the poems we read in this class started out: It was the year of yellow... _________
bananas
ants
butterflies
skies
20
"The snow looked like a white blanket covering the ground." This is an example of...
A rule
A rhyme
A metaphor
A joke
21
What is a metaphor?
When two or more words start with the same sound.
A comparison of one thing to another.
A new dance craze.
A poem that rhymes.
22
True or False: Poems can be written about both real and imaginary things
False
True
23
Fiction is written in sentences. Poetry is written in ____________
Lines
Words
Punctuation
Metaphors
24
Nature is the only thing you should write about in a poem.
False
True
25
What is the name of the young poet, pictured here, who read poems at both the inauguration and the Super Bowl this year?
June Jordan
Ali Smith
Amanda Gorman
Jacqueline Woodson
26
Who wrote this poem?
Langston Hughes
Gwendolyn Brooks
Lucille Clifton
Walt Whitman
27
Poetry should
Make readers cry.
Confuse students.
Match up with a catchy tune.
Share something interesting you think, or see, or feel about the world.
28
Which of the following poems is a "lune?"
It was the year of yellow butterflies.
Who shouted with glee / when the color blue was born?
Our new home! / Hoping for a new life / Thinking and waiting
we ask ourselves, / where can we find light in this never-ending shade? /
29
True or False: Everything you write in a poem has to be true.
False
True
30
TRUE or FALSE: Verse is another name for poetry
TRUE
FALSE
31
What is the name of the poet we read in class who wrote The Book of Questions?
Spongebob Squarepants
Langston Hughes
Pablo Neruda
Rene Magritte
32
True or False: A poem is not a real poem unless it rhymes.
True
False
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What is the most important thing about writing poetry?
Getting it exactly right the first time.
Making sure you have the best title.
Letting your imagination guide you.
Using as many vocabulary words as you can.
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A "lune" is one of the poetic forms we used. What does a "poetic form" do?
It tells you what a poem means.
It tells you what words to use.
It gives you rules for how to write a poem
It give you ideas to write about.
