Introduction to Poetry: Big Ideas and Emotions in Poetry

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Poems do not follow the normal rules of grammar.

Poems use figurative language to create powerful pictures in the reader’s mind.

Which of the following statements about poetry is NOT true?

A stanza is a type of figurative technique.

A stanza is a type of punctuation in a poem.

A stanza is another word for a verse in a poem.

A stanza is another word for the title of a poem.

Which of these statements correctly explains what a stanza is?

Each poet will use stanzas in different ways to help create meaning for their reader.

Poems always have a mixture of long and short stanzas.

Finish this sentence: Some poems have stanzas of equal length called...

Finish this sentence: Some poems have a mixture of long and short stanzas called...

Often stanza length and organisation is linked to the big ideas and emotions in poetry.

Only irregular stanzas are linked to big ideas and emotions in poetry.

Only regular stanzas are linked to big ideas and emotions in poetry.

Stanza length and organisation is never linked to the big ideas and emotions in poetry.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a figurative technique?

'A host of golden daffodils [...] Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'.

‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

Which of the following is an example of personification?

Which of these statements about poetry is false?

Poems let us explore the minds of some amazing people.

Poems must follow the normal rules of grammar.

Poems usually explore big ideas and emotions.

Poets use words carefully to create meaning.