Prose and Poetry Review

Prose are written in ______ and poems are written in _____.

• paragraph and stanza

• lines and verses

• paragraphs and lines

• sentences and stanzas

When lines or words are repeated

• repetition

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• line

This is the flow or beat of the poem

• Repetition

• Rhythm/meter

• Stanza

• Line

Poems have _____ and not complete sentences.

• lines

• stanza

• mood

• theme

What is the main difference between prose and poetry?

• Prose is written in verses, while poetry is written in paragraphs.

• Prose uses rhyme schemes, while poetry does not.

• Prose focuses on emotions, while poetry focuses on facts.

• Prose is written in paragraphs and sentences, while poetry is written in lines and stanzas.

This is a form of literature that contains various elements such as themes, chapters, characters and settings. 

• Prose

• Poetry

• Drama

All of the following are characteristics of prose except...

• sentences and paragraphs

• ordinary language

• lines and stanzas

• imagery

Purpose can be to persuade, inform, or entertain

• prose

• poetry

• drama

Read the prose and poem below about Kasper and Carl being locked in prison. How do both versions give information about this event?

• In the poem, both men are in prison with one sick and the other well. The prose describes more details by giving the men's names and where Carl and Kasper are.

• In the poem, the men's names are given, and it explains the men are in Prince Robert's prison. The prose describes the men only by being sick or well and in prison.

All of the following are components of prose writing EXCEPT:

• Narrators

• Paragraphs

• Complete sentences

• Stanzas