POETRY CHALLENGE
Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.
Prizes
3 Grand Prizes: Trip to Washington, D. C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner’s choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.
6 First Prizes: The book Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.
50 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart’s final flight.
Rules
Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification (不合格).
·Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.
·Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.
·On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.
·Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.
1. How many people can get “First Prize”?| A．3. | B．6. | C．50. | D．100. |
| A．A special T-shirt. |
| B．A book named Sky Pioneer. |
| C．A free plane trip. |
| D．A picture of Amelia Earhart. |
| A．Writing a poem by hand. |
| B．Using both sides of the paper. |
| C．Writing a poem with 120 words. |
| D．Mailing the entry on October 29. |
| A．prize winners | B．book readers |
| C．poetry lovers | D．disqualified competitors |
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1. What is the main purpose of the MIT Libraries?| A．To promote MIT’s academic pursuit. |
| B．To serve as a public library for the nation. |
| C．To provide Internet access for MIT students. |
| D．To offer a gathering center for the local community. |
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【推荐2】Poetry Contest
Poetry Contest Deadline： Monday, November 23, 2020
Sponsored by： Funom Makama
Contest Description
• 18 poems of the maximum 35 allowed to be entered have been entered.
•Carefully read the sample poem by visiting our website at www.cobuild.collins.co. uk.
Take note of ALL the ineters/pattems/sequence used in the sample poem.
What to Submit?
An original poem on any theme and of any title, published not earlier than the 25th of October, 2020, This poem MUST follow all the meters/pattems/sequence you've keenly observed in the sample poem.
Beneath your poem should be the contest name, sponsor's name and date of publication. Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read --- no illustrations or fancy fonts （字体）.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not qualified, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of our previous contests.
GOOD LUCK!
1. How many poems have been entered for the contest so far?| A．17 | B．18 | C．35. | D．53. |
| A．Printing the poem on the paper. |
| B．Formatting the poem properly. |
| C．Adding illustrations beneath the poem. |
| D．Writing the poem with beautiful fonts. |
| A．A poem selected from a book |
| B．A poem published on October 24, 2020. |
| C．A poem written in French without its translation. |
| D．A poem written on your own with the given pattern. |
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Santorini
Santorini offers a unique landscape of beaches in colors of black, red, and white, a product of their volcanic sand. Imagine swimming in the warm mythic Aegean Sea, with volcanoes and sunsets as a backdrop. Churches are built into caves and are astonishingly beautiful.
Prince Edward Island
Canada’s smallest province proves a big draw for those eager to escape modern life and all its stresses. Known for its brilliant red sand beaches, this is the perfect getaway. The food here is legendary with the local seafood topping most menus. Cycling and skiing, hunting and fishing, it’s all about the great activities outdoors here. With so much to do, it’s no surprise that visitors return to Prince Edward Island again and again.
Grand Cayman
Hit the shops in George Town, the capital, where all the best designer brands can be found. You’ll have various choices although the crescent-shaped (新月形的) Seven Mile Beach is the most obvious destination. Head out on the water where coral reefs await. Great food, great weather and great tourist attractions for all, what’s not to like about gorgeous Grand Cayman?
Lofoten Island
This is a wilderness unequalled in its beauty, where giant sea eagles soar. Visitors are drawn to the islands to experience the Northern Lights and Midnight Sun at close quarters and for those wanting to get back to nature and escape the beaten track, there can be nowhere better. For a real treat, we recommend kayaking between islands before finding a nice quiet restaurant and enjoying the fresh ingredients.
1. What can tourists do in Santorini?| A．Try local seafood. | B．Visit churches in caves. |
| C．Surf on the water. | D．Observe giant sea eagles. |
| A．Great beach. | B．Great weather. | C．Coral reefs. | D．Great food. |
| A．Walking on beautiful beaches. | B．Experiencing the Northern Lights. |
| C．Enjoying local seafood. | D．Swimming in the Aegean Sea. |
【推荐1】Long ago, poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. When the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.
Now, poetry competitions have been revived. This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes.
The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school-wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion, descended upon Washington, D.C., last week for the ultimate showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. The overall champion, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $20,000 scholarship.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.
It’s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It’s the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures, and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it,” says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new for the listener.
Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them for life.
1. From the first paragraph, we can know ________.| A．the Greeks were the first to write poems |
| B．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting |
| C．poems were spread orally in the past |
| D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．bring a new life to listeners | B．help listeners find their interest |
| C．make listeners learn the words | D．offer something new to listeners |
| A．become skilled in speaking in public | B．write good poems themselves |
| C．change their attitudes towards life | D．make friends with many great poets |
【推荐2】A poetry competition has been launched for pupils. It invites young people to reflect on the “many ways we are connected to the universe”. The competition is aimed at pupils aged 4 to 18 and is part of a national celebration of creativity taking place across the UK throughout 2023.
The winning entries will be featured in a multimedia live projection show, which will visit multiple locations around the UK from March to May 2023. This outdoor show will include submissions from the competition and run for a week in each location. Winners will also receive a range of other prizes, including books and chocolate, plus continued development and coaching opportunities from the Poetry Society.
The rules are as follows:
·The competition is free to enter. Entries will be accepted from anywhere in the UK. Entries from outside the UK are not accepted. If you are aged 4 — 12, your parent will need to give permission for you to enter.
·Your entry must be the original work of the creator. Your work is accepted on the basis that this will be its first appearance anywhere in the world.
·Poems must be written in English or Welsh, but you can include phrases in your mother tongue or another language. Poems must not be longer than 20 lines. You are free to write in any style or form.
·You may enter either online via the website or by post to the Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London. All online entries must be received by 23:59 GMT on 19 December 2022. All poems entered by post must be post-dated on or before 19 December 2022.
If you would like to enter online, please continue through the online system on this website. Email AboutUs@poetrysociety. org if you are having problems with your submission.
1. What is the theme of the competition?| A．National celebration. | B．Reflection on creativity. |
| C．Young people’s talents. | D．Connectivity to the universe. |
| A．A free tour around the UK. | B．Membership of the Poetry Society. |
| C．Books, chocolate and prize money. | D．A chance to present their works in a show. |
| A．can submit entries by email | B．must write within the line limit |
| C．may enter their published poems | D．should ask parents for permission |
【推荐3】What’s the effect of poetry on our brain? Scientists have been investigating the neuronal (神经元的) connections and brain circuits that can work in the reading of poetry for some time. And, even though the research has only just begun, the results are already fascinating.
Poetry has the oldest recorded texts in literature. Although it’s impossible to say exactly when it began to be used in the oral tradition, we dare to say that it’s accompanied humanity forever. This gives us an idea of the impact that poetic language can have on our emotional and cognitive state. The emotional response to literature in general shares areas of activation with music. However, more areas of the right hemisphere (半球) seem to be related to poetry. The researchers measured the goosebumps resulting from the tingling (强烈感受) sensation in reading poetry. This type of sensation has also been proven to result from music. However, the tingling sensations produced by poetry activate different areas of the brain compared to those activated by music.
Dr. Eugen Wassiliwizky’s team collected data on behavioral responses in people reading or listening to poetry. They proved that poetry is capable of causing emotional responses and rich emotional experiences. In addition, a poem expresses the poet’s ideas. From a psychological view, poetry is a game of language that manages to group words in a surprising way. We could compare this with how a chef combines ingredients that seem impossible to combine, producing extraordinary results. Poetry is based on rules of construction. It sets up a rhythm, which then breaks, before finally returning to it. The play on the meanings of words, sometimes several meanings in just one word, is extremely intellectually inspiring. We can read a poem a thousand times, and still find its new meanings.
Generally, our passage through the wonderful world of poetry is cut short by a rather reduced exposure during childhood and the overly analytical approach of this literary genre (类型), which is given in most schools. Although, the studies that experts have conducted on poetry get a lot of interesting results, poetry still holds a mystery that science hasn’t yet been able to investigate. For example, why a perfect cadence (抑扬顿挫) and rhythm can lift the spirit of people is the new challenge for the research.
1. What is the main difference between poetry and music?| A．Music causes fewer goosebumps. |
| B．Poetry creates more tingling sensations. |
| C．They work on different parts of the brain. |
| D．They are processed in different parts of the brain. |
| A．It expresses something about the poet. |
| B．It is vague in its meaning but rich in emotional experience. |
| C．It combines ingredients and extraordinary results. |
| D．It’s a pure game of language that only surprises readers. |
| A．We make children more exposed to it. | B．We haven’t read a poem a thousand times. |
| C．We rely too much on our teachers. | D．We analyze this literary genre too much. |
| A．In a paper on geography. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a biography. | D．In a magazine on wildlife. |
