Extended Friday, April 5th

What is most likely the poet’s purpose for using a descriptive structure in the poem “Poetry Means the World to Me”?

• To show how poetry can be playful and trivial

• To explain how poetry expresses a wide range of emotions and experiences

• To highlight how poetry expresses chaotic experiences

• To explain how poetry can be inexpressive

Lines 9, 19 and 24 are different from the other lines of the poem most likely because the poet wants to —

• experiment with space on the page

• experiment with different lengths

• use shorter lines to express words or ideas

• use shorter lines to save time while writing the poem

Read lines 11 to 13 from the poem “Poetry Means the World to Me.”

What is the most likely reason the poet uses this simile in this stanza?

• To suggest that words are lifeless, like a statue

• To show that words, like statues lack emotion

• To suggest that words do not always have to be perfect

• To show that words do not always go with the nature of language

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

Which sentence best describes the theme of the poem?

• Not many people understand the importance of poetry.

• Poetry has many important functions to the speaker.

• If people wrote more poetry, the world would be better.

• Poetry has become an art that is rarely used today.

Part B

Which sentence from the text supports your answer to part A?