NEW
Font size
WorksheetsASL Poetry
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What role does movement play in ASL poetry?
Movement creates rhythm and flow in visual poetry.
Movement disrupts the structure of visual poetry.
Movement has no significant role in visual poetry.
Movement is only used for aesthetic purposes in visual poetry.
The speed of movement in ASL poetry influences the
meaning
tone
structure
sign parameters
Which of the following aid with rhyme?
handshape
speed of signs
creating a "beat" with body movement
personation
The concept of 'Place of Articulation (location)' in sign language refers to:
The specific location on the body where a sign is made
The speed at which a sign is performed
The facial expression used during signing
The handshape used in a sign
In signed poetry, parallelism is:
breaking grammar rules for poetic effect
a method to emphasize rhyme
using established forms of the language in an unusually repetitive way
a strategy to compare two ideas
Eye gaze is a feature of
paralellism
rythm
rhyme
deviance
To better understand sign language poetry, a person would need to:
see the poem in written form
be Deaf
be a native user of ASL
understand the Deaf experience
Deviance in ASL poetry is defined as:
using new forms of the language
following everyday uses of the language
including obtrusive language
how the poet uses the language
In ASL poetry, ambiguity
should be avoided
eliminates confusion
adds meaning to a poem without adding extra words
should be avoided to ensure clear communication
In ASL poetry, personation means
talking about a character
the overall aesthetic of a poem
how one performs the poem
when the signer "becomes" the person or thing being described.
ASL poetry and English poetry both
start in written form
both use rhythm and rhyme
both use movement
both include spatial layouts
Poems break and bend the rules of language in order to gain attention
this is never allowed
sometimes
true
false
Repetition of a handshape in an ASL poem establishes
aesthetic
intrigue
visual interest
a pattern
Which of the following can enhance a visual poem?
changing speed or sharpness of a sign
using the face to convey emotions
the timing of sign production
all of these
A poet can deviate from language norms to create poetic language by
using a larger signing space
breaking eye contact
creating a new word or breaking grammar rules
use more imagery in their signing
