Free Verse Poem

What is significant about free verse poetry?

• it has to rhyme

• it has to be a certain length

• it does not have to have a certain structure or rhyming pattern

• it has to be written with proper punctuation

Which of the following is NOT an element of free verse poetry?

• irregular punctuation

• irregular capitalization

• no set structure

• rhyming pattern

Free verse poetry does not have...

• stanzas

• plot or conflict

• rhyme or rhythm

• serious topic

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor

• simile

• line

• stanza

Free Verse

• A poem that contains lines with no pattern or structure

• A song that can be bought for free

• Verses of a poem that have no meaning

• Lines of a poem that were written with no real purpose

Free verse poetry has no

• structure or rhyme

• humor

• words

• lines

What is the topic of a free verse poem?

• Silly

• Tells a Story

• Nature

• Anything

What is free verse?

• A poem that rhymes

• A poem that doesn't rhyme

• A poem with rhythm

• A poem that is in the shape of what it is about

A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.

• line

• stanza

• rhythm

• anonymous

What is a defining characteristic of free verse poetry?

• It must rhyme

• It follows a strict meter

• It has no set structure

• It uses archaic language