Analyzing Structure of a Poem

How many stanzas are in the following poem?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 23

How many lines are in the following poem?

• 2

• 8

• 10

• 9

Repeating words to show importance

• metaphor

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

a unit of words in a poem

• line

• simile

• personification

a group of lines in a poem

• free verse

• line

• stanza

A pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem is called a

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

How the text makes the READER feel

• tone

• mood

• metaphor

How the text makes the POET feel

• mood

• tone

• siblings

Poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure, and mimics regular speech is called ______________.

• ode
• free verse
• stanza
• ballad

Structure is... 

• The way a poem sounds 
• A simile
• The way a poem's words and lines are laid out on a page 
• How a poem functions