Understanding Poetry

What is the purpose of white space in poetry?

• To add more words

• To create pauses and emphasize lines

• To change the poem's form

• To increase the poem's length

What effect can line breaks have in a poem?

• They can change the poem's meaning

• They make the poem rhyme

• They add more stanzas

• They remove punctuation

lines (verses) and stanzas are found?

• Poetry

• Prose

• Drama

Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.

• single word

• sentence

• part of sentence

• All of the above

What does the form of a poem refer to?

• The overall structure and organization

• The length of each line

• The use of white space

• The use of rhyme

What are stanza breaks similar to in prose?

• Paragraph breaks

• Sentence endings

• Chapter titles

• Footnotes

What should you pay attention to when reading a poem?

• The structural elements

• The number of pages

• The font size

• The author's biography

What is indentation used for in poetry?

• To make the poem look neat

• To create a visual effect or separate ideas

• To add more stanzas

• To change the poem's title

What happens when a line break occurs in a poem?

• The poem ends

• A new stanza begins

• A line ends and a new one starts

• The poem changes its theme

What is the effect of stanza breaks on the reader?

• They confuse the reader

• They help organize thoughts or themes

• They make the poem longer

• They change the poem's title