Naming Stanzas

A stanza with two lines is called?

• Tercet

• couple

• couplet

• pair

A stanza with four lines is called a?

• tercet

• quadrilateral

• quintet

• quatrain

A stanza with six lines is called?

• sestet

• quintet

• quatrain

• couplet

A stanza with 5 lines is called?

• couplet

• tercet

• quintet

• sestet

A stanza with 3 lines is called a ?

• couplet

• tercet

• triplet

• triangle

A couplet has _____ lines.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A tercet has _______ lines.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A quatrain has ______ lines.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A quintet has _____ lines.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A sestet has _____ lines.

• 6

• 7

• 5

• 4