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How can you tell if a story is prose or poetry?
Poetry sound different because it rhymes.
Poetry looks different on paper.
Poetry doesn’t tell stories.
Poetry is a lot shorter than prose.
The first step in turning a fairy tale into a poem is to--
find the most important details in the fairy tale
know how each line will rhyme with another line
understand who the main characters are
find the most important detail in the fairy tale
Which two words in the line below rhyme?
The paper thin vapor winds through the trees, unsettling the street.
trees and street
the and through
paper and vapor
paper and vapor
Poetry that sounds more like ordinary speech is called--
epic poem
meter
rhythm
free verse
free verse
What is one line from the following poem by A. R. Ammons?
Small Song
The reeds give way to the wind
and give the wind away.
The reeds give way
and give the wind
The reeds give way to the wind
Small Song
the reeds give way to the wind
The stanza of a poem usually focuses on--
one main idea
all the main ideas in the poem
the title of the poem
two or more thoughts
one main idea
Read the following excerpt from "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "it WOULD be grand!"
When reading the first two lines of this excerpt, you should pause--
after Carpenter
after walking
after hand
after hand
In what order should you insert the homophones to, too, and two in the following sentence?
The _____ of us were _____ tired _____ eat dinner.
to, two, too
two, to, too
too, to, two
two, too, to
two, too, to
In what order should you insert the homophones there, their, and they're in the following sentence?
_____ four tickets were left _____ on the table, but _____ not even aware of it.
there, they're their
their, there, they're
they're there, there
there, their, they're
there, their, they're
Why is poetry awesome?
free answer