Analyze a Poem

A verse of poetry with 4 rhyming lines.

• couplet

• quatrain

• stanza

• line

A verse of poetry with 2 rhyming lines.

• couplet

• quatrain

• stanza

• line

The unit of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph:

• couplet

• quatrain

• stanza

• line

a repeated line in a poem

• refrain

• tercet

• rhyme scheme

the pattern of rhyme in a poem, based on the last word in each line of the poem

• refrain

• quatrain

• rhythm

• rhyme scheme

Analyze poems using SWIFT. What does the S stand for?

• Structure

• sounds

• synonyms

Analyze poems using SWIFT. What does the W stand for?

• word choice

• work

• wisdom

Analyze poems using SWIFT. What does the I stand for?

• instance

• imagery

• idioms

Analyze poems using SWIFT. What does the F stand for?

• free verse

• finesse

• figurative language

Analyze poems using SWIFT. What does the T stand for?

• tension

• tone

• theme