What Makes A Poem a Poem?

What Makes A Poem a Poem?

Assessment

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English

8th Grade

Easy

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Jay Codilla

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is considered the shortest poem ever delivered by Muhammad Ali?

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

"Me, We."

"The greatest."

"Rumble in the Jungle."

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic commonly found in poetry?

Emphasis on musical qualities.

Use of condensed language.

Feature of intense feelings.

Strict adherence to chronological order.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are prose poems typically formatted?

Like traditional poems with distinct line breaks.

As a series of short, rhyming couplets.

Like paragraphs, using vivid imagery and wordplay.

With a strict syllable count per line.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word "poetry" originated from which ancient Greek word and what does it mean?

"Logos," meaning "word."

"Mythos," meaning "story."

"Poiesis," meaning "to create."

"Rhythmos," meaning "flow."

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Dartmouth researchers' experiment where robots were asked to write poetry?

The robots successfully wrote poetry indistinguishable from human-written poems.

The judges were able to distinguish robot-written poetry from human-written poetry 100% of the time.

The robots produced poetry that was superior to human poetry.

The experiment was inconclusive, as judges couldn't agree.