Poetry and Prose

A group of lines in a poem is called ____. 

• prose

• couplet

• stanza 

• metaphor

Where would you find setting?

• prose

• drama

• poetry

• all of the above

Sentences form paragraphs

• Drama

• Poetry

• Prose

Many times contains rhyming words

• Drama

• Poetry

• Prose

Written in lines that are grouped to form stanzas

• Drama

• Poetry

• Prose

The first line of each paragraph is indented

• Drama

• Poetry

• Prose

Examples include newspaper articles and chapter books

• Drama

• Poetry

• Prose

Poetry uses rhythm, repetition, meter, and rhyme that affect our sense of ___________.

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

Groups of lines/verses in a poem are called ______________.

• Sentences

• Stanzas

• Stage Directions

• Lines

Why might an author choose poetry rather than prose?

• the author wants the reader to act and say the lines

• the author wants to use rhyming words in paragraphs to describe objects

• the author uses fewer words, that may include sound, to express their ideas, which can be read aloud and made into a song

• the author wants to describe in detail with many words their story, which can only be read out loud