Understanding Poetry: Rhyme and Structure

What is a stanza in a poem?

• A type of rhyme

• A group of lines forming a unit

• A single line of poetry

• A type of sound device

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Which of the following is an example of a rhyme scheme?

• ABAB

• Stanza

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.4

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What is the term for the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words?

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Stanza

• Simile

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Identify the rhyme scheme of the following lines: "The cat sat on the mat, The dog lay on the log."

• AABB

• ABAB

• ABCD

• AABC

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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What is a rhyme scheme?

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The number of lines in a stanza

• The use of metaphors in a poem

• The rhythm of a poem

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

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CCSS.RL.4.5

Which of the following is a structural element of a poem?

• Stanza

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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What is the purpose of a stanza in a poem?

• To create a visual image

• To organize ideas and themes

• To describe a character

• To tell a story

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Which sound device involves the repetition of vowel sounds?

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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What is the term for a poem's rhythmical pattern?

• Meter

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.2.4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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Which of the following best describes a couplet?

• Two lines of verse that rhyme

• A four-line stanza

• A poem with no rhyme

• A single line of poetry

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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