2.4 - Controlling Volume and Pitch
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Practice Questions
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What is volume in poetry recitation?
💡 Hint: Think about how someone might whisper or shout.
Define pitch in the context of voice.
💡 Hint: Consider how some voices sound naturally high or low.
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What is volume in poetry recitation?
💡 Hint: Think about whispering versus shouting.
True or False: A falling pitch can suggest finality.
💡 Hint: Consider how goodbyes often have a falling pitch.
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Challenge Problems
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Dramatize a short poem using varying volume and pitch. Describe how you would adjust each element to reflect the poem's emotions.
💡 Hint: Consider how different emotional states could be reflected through speech.
Select a well-known poem and analyze how the poet might intend for volume and pitch to be used. Consider a specific stanza and discuss the effect of reading it in different ways.
💡 Hint: Think about the mood of the poem and emotional experiences it conveys.
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