How to Answer Questions on the Performance of a Poem
The question on performance requires that suppose you are presenting this poem, or you are reciting it.
How would you perform a given line in the poem? This question on performance requires that suppose you are presenting this poem, or you are reciting this poem, it is expected that there is a way that you will recite/ perform to make it lively. Performance techniques required in a poem include: Appropriate Gestures Appropriate Body movements Appropriate facial expression Appropriate intonation Appropriate tonal variation Enunciation (clear articulation and pronunciation) and stressing the content words. 1. The use of appropriate gestures in the performance of a poem Gestures are forms of non-verbal communication in which visible body actions are used to communicate messages parallel to spoken words. Gestures include movement of hands, head, legs and fingers. It’s the demonstration of an action shown by movements of these parts of the body. Examples of common human gestures used in the performance of a poem: An outstretched hand is a gesture for begging/requesting. Rubbing the thumb finger over the ind…