Question

When reading poetry out loud, you should pause
at the end of a sentence.
at the end of every line.
dramatically between each stanza.
2. When writing poetry, you should start a new stanza to show a change in setting, mood, or tone. The stanza's role can be compared to (1 point)
a sentence in a paragraph.
a paragraph in a story.
stage directions in a play.
3. What happens at a poetry slam? (1 point)
One member of the audience is selected to recite a poem.
People recite poems full of insults as a way of "slamming" the competition.
The audience listens attentively and then evaluates the poe

Answer 1

(1.) The best thing about reading Poetry aloud is that it is designed to be read out loud. This means that the poet, if they are any good, will have provided a natural rhythm for the poem to flow. Part of that rhythm is decided by punctuation. Punctuation is an indicator to you, the reader/speaker, of where to pause. Any commas, semicolons, colons, ellipses, hyphens, line breaks, new stanzas, etc. all indicate a pause. Some forms of punctuation carry more weight than others. For instance, I would pause less for a comma than I would for a semicolon. It's all about the emotion being conveyed at that time as well which helps determine pause length. Typically, a length of verse with much punctuation reflects a tone of heaviness (from sadness, fear, thought, etc.)--so slow down. Inversely, lack of punctuation is often used to show mania (anxiety, panic, excitement, etc.) which could be nicely read with increased pace.