Slam Poetry

Who decides the winner of a slam poetry competition?

• The host of the competition

• The people voting at home

• The judges and audience

• The competitors

What is slam poetry?

• A type of music lyrics

• A type of performance art

• A type of English test

• A type of oral evaluation

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What was one concern about Def Poetry Jam?

• People value celebrity over message

• Not many people would watch the show

• The poems are too complicated

• The singers would feel shy

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What are the messages in the poems about?

• Personal struggle

• Cultural experiences

• Politics

• All of the above

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to write it

• compose

• euphoria

• expression

• improvisation

communicate clearly

• euphoria

• compose

• expression

• improvisation

joy

• euphoria

• compose

• expression

• improvisation

done without planning

• phenomenon

• recitation

• euphoria

• improvisation

new that people get excited about

• recitation

• structure

• transcend

• phenomenon

the way it is organized

• recitation

• structure

• transcend

• phenomenon