Poetry Study

Which category in the performance rubric do tongue twisters prepare you to execute?

• Clear

  diction

• Thoughtful Interpretation

• Vocal

  projection

• Sensory

  language

Which game are the featured poets using as a device?

Which sound device do the Twin Poets use to shift from the suburbs to the ghetto?

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What are you doing here? Don’t you know...

Dreams are Illegal in the Ghetto

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

Which sound device is featured in the following lines:

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All they know is, they wanna make $doe

The Devil has them chasing a colorless rainbow

At the end there is no pot of gold, just a pot of steam

Which He exchanges for their dreams

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Assonance

Share a line or stanza from a sample poetry performance you believe "evokes music"

and/or "creates imagery."

Which line best captures the perspective of the female member of the 2015 Atlanta team?

• Hush that fuss!

• Pick someone to be. your second.

• They don't want me to know that I exist.

• Start again.

Which part of the performance rubric are the poets demonstrating at this point in the poem?

• Risk-taking

• Physical expression

• Articulate interpretation

• Vocal clarity

The tone at the close of the 2015 Atlanta "Rosa Parks" piece can best be described as _________.

• Neutral: Scholarly

• Neutral: Sentimental

• Negative: Sad

• Negative: Disappointed

Who is asking, "Mr. Al why do you write poems?"

What choices did the actor make to lead you to this conclusion?

What tone is set by the facial expressions worn by these poets at this juncture of their piece? [Choose 2]

• Neutral: Ironic

• Neutral: Shocking

• Negative: Condescending

• Negative: Confused