Poetry Week 1

According to June Jordan, what is poetry?

• Maximum impact with a minimal number of words.

• A medium for telling the truth.

• Precision, density, and intensity of expression.

• Taking control of the language of our lives.

• All of the above.

What does it mean to "tell the truth" in poetry (according to June)?

• Daring to engage deeply and fully with our emotions.

• Being honest about the reality of our daily lives and the histories of our peoples.

• Being true to oneself, one’s values, communities, those we are in allegiance with.

• All of the above.

The text that takes up 1 row of a poem (a poetry sentence)

• speaker

• line

• enjambment

• stanza

A set of lines that are grouped together in a poem (a poetry paragraph)

• tone

• audience

• enjambment

• stanza

The voice behind the poem / the person we imagine to be talking

• speaker

• audience

• tone

• line

The person reading the poem / the person that the poet is writing to

• speaker

• audience

• stanza

• enjambment

The mood of the poem

• speaker

• stanza

• tone

• enjambment

When a poetry sentence ‘spills over’ from one line into the next

• Tone

• Audience

• Enjambment

• Stanza

What is imagery?

• When a writer describes something by showing rather than telling

• When you draw something

• When you take a selfie

• none of the above

What is Ms. Woodson's cat's name?

• Thelma

• Puck

• Navi

• Scout