Why is poetry sometimes described as offering a "glimpsed moment"?A.Poetry often reveals a brief but complex aspect of a larger story or idea.B.Poetry intentionally conceals the truth from the reader.C.Poetry should feel like it occurs over a very short period of time.D.Poetry appeals primarily to the eyes through references to color.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

How does sensory detail contribute to the effect of poetry?A.It provides the reader with insight into the poet's biography and background.B.It helps the poet transmit a specific experience rather than a general one.C.It lets the poet avoid using unusual or surprising words and phrases.D.It allows the poet to summarize complex ideas and appeal to a general audience.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which is an element of poetry that slam poets focus on more than other poets?A.Catching and keeping the audience's attentionB.Creating original and interesting imageryC.Breaking their lines in unexpected new waysD.Engaging complex emotions and themes

Which give the best explanation of why poets use imagery?A.To summarize an experience in plain languageB.To make their writing seem opaque and inaccessibleC.To directly explain important ideas and issuesD.To convey feeling and inspire the reader's own emotions

Poetry is a special form of communication that uses language in a way that's distinct from everyday speech or writing. Prose, which makes up the majority of the writing we see, from newspapers to textbooks to blogs, tends to be straightforward in communicating its point. Poetry, as opposed to prose, uses more beautiful, expressive, abstract or flashy wording, and it often focuses on conveying feelings and emotional truths. In addition, while prose is usually organised by paragraphs and appears as blocks of text, poetry often uses line breaks to follow a pattern of rhyme or rhythm. Some poems even use the lengths of their lines to create specific shapes on the page. Although difficult to define simply, poetry is usually not hard to recognise. It's just poetic!Which organisational structure does this text primarily use?

Why would a poet most likely use imagery in a poem?A.To provide artwork with the poemB.To help the reader make a comparisonC.To distract a reader from identifying the poem's theme.D.To engage the reader's senses.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS