Lines and Stanza Practice Quiz

What is the term for a group of lines in a poem?

• paragraph

• chapter

• sentence

• stanza

In a couplet, how many lines are there?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

What is the term for a two-line stanza in poetry?

• sonnet

• quatrain

• couplet

• triplet

How many lines are there in a tercet?

• Ten

• Two

• Three

• Five

What is the term for a three-line stanza in poetry?

• Tercet

• Sestet

• Octave

• Quatrain

How many lines are there in a cinquain?

• Three

• Five

• Ten

• Seven

What is the term for a five-line stanza in poetry?

• Hexain

• Octain

• Septain

• Quintain or Cinquain

How many lines are there in a sestet?

• Three

• Six

• Five

• Ten

What is the term for a six-line stanza in poetry?

• sestet

• tercet

• quatrain

• octave

What is the term for a four-line stanza in poetry?

• quatrain

• sestet

• tercet

• octave