Parts of A Poem

A poem is... (Select all that apply)

• very often rhythmical

• Words that rhyme

• A piece of writing meant to be looked at

• A piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and their sound

• A piece of writing meant to be spoken or sung

What are the poetic elements we are focusing on in this class? Select all that apply.

• Structure

• Language and Sound

• Spoken Word

• Performance and Presentation

True or False: Poetic lines with end-stops have no punctuation at the end of the line of text.

• True

• False

A stanza is basically the _______________ of a poem.

A poem does not need to rhyme to be a true poem because...

• We don't cover rhyming poems in this class.

• it's more important for a poem to have rhythm.

• There are many types and formats of poems - some of which require rhymes and some that don't.

• This is false. A poem does need to rhyme to be a true poem.