Analyzing the Structure of a Poem

How does the idea of time contribute to the poem's structure?

• The speaker thinks about the past, and then the future, and the end he returns to the present.

• The speaker first thinks about what will happen in the future, wonders about the present, and then the past.

• The speaker thinks about the present autumn, then wonders what winter without spring would be like.

• The speaker recalls sitting by the fire during his youth, and remembers the sound of feet and voices.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

• scheme

• rhyme

• alliteration

• repetition

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

• line

• stanza

• rhythm

• anonymous

Several lines grouped together in a poem

• line

• stanza

• poetry

• repetition

• A. All the lines have the same number of words.

• B. Most of the lines have the same meter.

• C. Each stanza introduces a new character.

• D. Each stanza solves a different problem.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 3

• 2

• 8

• 10

What is a stanza?

• The end or conclusion of a poem.

• The arrangement of lines into groups, separated by empty lines.

• The theme or lesson learned.

• The title of the poem.

How many lines are in this stanza? In the winter it's every kid's dream, As snowflakes begin to appear, That suddenly there'll be a blizzard, And they'll cancel school for the year.

• 15

• 3

• 5

• 4

True or False: All poems do not have to rhyme.

• True

• False

Which type of poem follows a rhyme pattern?

• Free verse

• Ballad