Exploring Poetry

What year did Muhammad Ali captivate Harvard's graduating class?

• 1969

• 1980

• 1972

• 1975

What are the two words in Muhammad Ali's shortest poem?

• "Alone, together."

• "Me, we."

• "I, us."

• "Self, others."

Which quality is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of poetry?

• Musical qualities

• Expression of intense feelings

• Predictable plots

• Condensed language

Who wrote poems where the shape was as important as the words?

• Shakespeare

• Rumi

• E.E. Cummings

• Pablo Neruda

Which artist is mentioned as having lyrics that hold up without music?

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Tupac Shakur

• Beethoven

What is a prose poem?

• A poem formatted like a paragraph

• A visual art piece

• A poem with a strict rhyme scheme

• A poem that must be sung

Which is NOT a place where poetry can be found, according to the video?

• Social media

• Speeches

• Math textbooks

• Spiritual hymns

Which form emphasizes bursts of brief intensity with a specific syllable pattern?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Free verse

What does the ancient Greek 'poiesis' mean?

• To sing

• To create

• To write

• To dance

Can robots create poetry indistinguishable from human-made?

• No, never

• Yes, but rarely

• Yes, often

• Sometimes, with help