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Poetry Writing Classes Online

Consider it the caviar （鱼子酱） of literature: tiny eggs with wonderful taste． Poetry has inspired the human soul for thousands of years and there are those who still treasure its magnificence．If you hear mermaids singing or feel the wind or see the sun rising in ribbons then you are one of these happy few．Excellence in poetry is mysterious, but a quest（探索） worth pursuing．In our courses, you will learn to control sound, structure, line, word, theme etc．into well-crafted poems and you will improve your precision by experimenting with various time-honored forms．You will also learn how and where to market your work．

         Level I

         Poetry Writing 10-Week Workshop

         Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and comment on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of poetry writing．

         ·Write two-six poems

         ·Lectures on basics of poetry craft

         ·Writing exercises

         ·Present work for critique （评论）（two times）

         PoetryI  is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals．

         Online Classes

         Registration Fee: $25．

         Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365．

         Each class strictly limited to 16 students, aged 18 and up

         ·You can still enroll in this class!

         Advanced

         Poetry Writing 10-Week Workshop

         Focusing on developing projects and receiving comment from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work．Begin or refine two-six poems．

         ·Lectures that expand on basics of poetry craft

         ·Writing exercises

         ·Present work for in-depth critique （two times）

         Online Classes

         Registration Fee; $ 25．

         Tuition: $395．Returning Students $365．

         Each class strictly limited to 14 students, aged 18 and up．

         ·You can still enroll in this class!

1.You learn the following on Poetry Writing Classes Online EXCEPT _____

         A．where you can sell your poems

         B．why it's worth seeking excellence in poetry

         C．how to write a well-crafted poem

         D．how to sharpen your skills in poetry

2.If you rejoin the online poetry writing classes, you should pay _____．

         A．$390                 B．$410                 C．$395         D．$365

3.If you are a beginner, you can start the courses from _____．

         A．July 14               B．Aug 14                C．July 6     D．Oct 6

4.In Advanced Poetry Writing Class, you are asked to _____.

         A．lay steady foundations for the basis of poetry writing

         B．hand in your poems getting ready for publication

         C．make comments on the work of your classmates

         D．give some lectures on basics of poetry craft

5.The passage is most probably from a _____．

         A．newspaper advertisement           B．book review

         C．scientific magazine                 D．news report

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】这是一个作文初级高级培训班的广告。

1.B 细节判断题。根据第一段In our courses, you will learn to control sound, structure, line, word, theme etc．into well-crafted poems and you will improve your precision by experimenting with various time-honored forms．You will also learn how and where to market your work．可知A与C正确，根据

this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work．说明D正确。故只有B项是错误的。答案为B。

2. A计算题。根据Returning Students $365．以及注册费25$可知答案为D。

3.C细节题。对于初学者，应是Level 1, 所以应对照表格1，那么只有C项符合。

4.C 推断题。根据Focusing on developing projects and receiving comment from the instructor and classmates，可知，你可能会被要求评论你同学的作文。

5.A体裁判断题。本文是一篇广告，所以A正确。