Brain Pop Poetry

What is the major difference between poetry and prose?

• Poetry is meant to be read silently; prose is meant to be read aloud
• Poetry uses words for their sounds and rhythm; prose usually does not.
• Prose pieces are always long; poems are always short.
• Prose pieces contain facts; poems do not. 

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The sky was a brilliant blue.
• The sky could not have been bluer.
• A lone cloud floated across the blue sky.
• The sky was an ocean of blue.  

What do all poems written in iambic pentameter have in common?

• They all have the same number of lines.
• They all have the same rhyme scheme.
• They all have the same number of syllables per line.
• They all use ornate, descriptive language. 

What is the rhyme scheme for the following verse?
Tyger! Tyger!  burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

• ABAB
• AABB
• AABC
• ABCD

Which poet is most likely to have written in free verse?

• Maya Angelou (1928-    )
• Virgil (c. 70 BCE - 19 BCE)
• John Dunne (1572-1631)
• Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Why are poems sometimes difficult to understand on first read?

• Poets often have very little to say.
• Poets like to play with language and meaning.
• You have to figure out the rhythm and meter before you can understand the poem.
• Poets often make up new words, which is confusing.  

Which of the following is an opinion about poetry?

• Poetry is the best way to express oneself creatively through words.
• Rhyme is a form of repetition.
• Song lyrics and nursery rhymes are forms of poetry.
• Poetry is rarely found in newspapers and science books. 

Why do poets use metaphor in their work?  Choose the best answer. 

• To confuse the readers on purpose.
• To inform readers of what everyday objects look like.
• To show off their knowledge of the natural world.
• To make readers think of everyday concepts in new ways. 

How can you benefit by reading a poem out loud?

• You can understand the metaphors more easily.
• You can grasp the sounds of the words and the rhymes more easily. 
• You can figure out the meaning of the poem more easily.
• You can figure out who wrote the poem more easily. 

Compared to the work of Alexander Pope, the work of Wallace Stevens is:

• More formal
• Less formal
• More interesting
• Less interesting