Exploring Poetic Form and Vocabulary

What is the main question the class will explore in Unit 5?

• What is the meaning of life?

• What is art's purpose?

• How to write a novel?

• What is the history of poetry?

What game does the teacher's family play that has variable rules?

• Solitaire

• Bridge

• Euchre

• Poker

How does the teacher compare the variability of rules in poetry?

• To the rules of different video games

• To the rules of different board games

• To the rules of different card games

• To the rules of different sports

What is one of the most restrictive forms of poetry mentioned?

• Sonnets

• Haikus

• Free verse

• Odes

What does Billy Collins' 'Introduction to Poetry' encourage readers to do?

• Ignore the poem's meaning

• Engage with the poem in various ways

• Torture a confession out of the poem

• Analyze the poem's structure

How are lines and stanzas in poetry similar to sentences and paragraphs?

• Lines are like sentences and stanzas are like paragraphs

• Lines are like paragraphs and stanzas are like sentences

• Lines and stanzas are both like paragraphs

• Lines and stanzas are both like sentences

What is the definition of rhyme in poetry?

• Repetition of stanzas that sound the same

• Repetition of words that sound the same

• Repetition of syllables that sound the same

• Repetition of lines that sound the same

What is meter in poetry?

• The number and rhythm of syllables in a line

• The number of lines in a stanza

• The number of stanzas in a poem

• The number of words in a line

What type of verse does Billy Collins use in 'Introduction to Poetry'?

• Rhymed verse

• Structured verse

• Blank verse

• Free verse

What does free verse typically follow?

• Traditional poetic forms

• Fixed number of syllables

• Natural rhythms of talking aloud

• Strict rhyme schemes