Poetry: Stanzas and Lines

Poetry: Stanzas and Lines

ELA 4th Grade

Multiple Select

Lines are

• A group of words that moves from left to right, like a sentence

• a group of words that are divided by a space, like a paragraph

Multiple Choice

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

Multiple Choice

Two words that have the same ending sound like cool and pool are called...

• rhythm words

• repetitive words

• rhyming words

• stanza words

Multiple Select

Stanzas are

• A group of words that form a paragraph

• A group of words in a poem divided by a space

Look at this poem.

Count the lines and write it on a card.

Multiple Choice

How many lines were included in that poem?

• 10

• 7

• 9

• 12

Look at the poem again.

On your card write how many stanzas are in the poem.

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in that poem?

• 4

• 6

• 0

• 5

Look at this poem.

Count the lines and write them on your card.

Multiple Choice

How many lines were in that poem?

• 12

• 6

• 13

• 16

Multiple Choice

A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry)...

• stanza
• refrain
• ballad
• chorus

Multiple Choice

A group of lines in a poem is called a ________.

• stanza

• line

• rhyme

• rhythm

Multiple Choice

Which words rhyme?

• tall : walk

• cute : flute

• star : sky

• sun : flower

Multiple Choice

A person who writes a poem is ______________.

• an author

• a reader

• a poet

• an actor

Multiple Choice

A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry)...

• stanza
• refrain
• ballad
• chorus

Multiple Choice

Two words that have the same ending sound are called...

• rhythm words
• repetitive words
• rhyming words
• stanza words

Multiple Choice

All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False