Poetry Forms

What structure is poetry written in?

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

A four-lined stanza 

• Quatrain
• Couplet
• Free Verse
• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

A two line poem is called...

• a quatrain
• a couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is a stanza?

• 2 lines that rhyme

• 4 lines that rhyme

• a group of lines that in a poem

• a group of lines in a paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

A three line stanza is a

• terter

• terlet

• tercet

• terttrain

To create rhythm and emphasis, stanzas contain:

• Lines

• Rows

• Columns

• Straight

______ is the voice that narrates a poem.

• Poet

• Speaker

• Point of view

• Tone

The speaker may present a unique _______

• Poet

• Speaker

• Point of view

• Tone

The speaker’s attitude toward his or her subject is the _______

• Poet

• Speaker

• Point of view

• Tone

______ is the author of the poem.

• Poet

• Speaker

• Point of view

• Tone