Punctuating Poetry

Choose the sentence which properly punctuates the title(s).

• During our poetry unit we read Harlem by Langston Hughes.

• During our poetry unit we read Harlem by Langston Hughes.

• During our poetry unit we read "Harlem" by Langston Hughes.

• During our poetry unit we read Harlem by Langston Hughes.

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a line break in poetry when quoting multiple lines?

• Comma (,)

• Semicolon (;)

• Slash (/)

• Colon (:)

How should the title of a poem be punctuated in an essay?

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

• In italics

• In bold

What is the purpose of using enjambment in poetry?

• To create a pause

• To continue a thought without pause

• To emphasize a word

• To create a rhyme

Which of the following is a correct way to punctuate a stanza break in a poem?

• Double space

• Indentation

• Asterisk (*)

• Hyphen (-)

When quoting a single line of poetry, how should it be punctuated?

• With a comma at the end

• With a period at the end

• With quotation marks

• With a semicolon

What punctuation is used to indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period in poetry?

• Dash (—)

• Ellipsis (...)

• Colon (:)

• Semicolon (;)

Which punctuation mark is often used to create emphasis in poetry?

• Exclamation mark (!)

• Question mark (?)

• Period (.)

• Comma (,)

How should a poet indicate a change in speaker within a poem?

• New stanza

• Quotation marks

• Parentheses

• Italics

What is the effect of using a colon in the middle of a line of poetry?

• To introduce a list

• To create a pause

• To emphasize the following phrase

• To end a sentence