RHYTHM AND METER IN POETRY

RHYTHM AND METER IN POETRY

Multiple Choice

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentence and paragraphs

• Sentences and stanzas

• Lines and paragraphs

• Lines and stanzas

Multiple Choice

Rhythm gives poetry a ___ quality.

• Old-fashioned

• Musical

• Important

• Difficult

Multiple Choice

In poetry, what is "meter?"

• The pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables

• The length of a poem

• Words that sound the same

• Sophisticated vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What is a group of lines in a poem (set up like the "paragraphs" of poetry) called?

• Stanza

• End Rhyme

• Hyperbole

• Rhythm

Multiple Choice

This word describes a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in a poem - the "beat."

• Line

• Stanza

• Song

• Rhythm