What was the original purpose of poetry?

Exploring the World of Poetry

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To teach mathematics
To help with remembering history, family relations, or law
To create music
To entertain
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which modern music genre is considered a form of poetry?
Rap
Jazz
Rock
Classical
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the longest poem ever written?
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Mahabharata
Beowulf
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote the two-word poem 'Me We'?
Emily Dickinson
Muhammad Ali
William Shakespeare
Robert Frost
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Greek word 'poesis' mean?
Speaking
Making
Writing
Reading
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many poems did William Shakespeare write?
154
120
200
100
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh about?
A Greek hero
A shipwrecked sailor
A Roman emperor
A half-god, half-man king
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