Understanding Poetry Terms

Which term describes a poem with a predictable structure?

• Prose

• Verse

• Free verse

• Versus libre

What does 'scansion' refer to in poetry?

• The theme of a poem

• The meter of poetry

• The length of a poem

• The rhyme scheme of a poem

In an 'iamb', which syllable is stressed?

• The first syllable

• Both syllables

• The second syllable

• Neither syllable

What is an 'anapest' in poetry?

• A foot with three syllables, last stressed

• A foot with two syllables, none stressed

• A foot with three syllables, first stressed

• A foot with two syllables, both stressed

Which term describes syllables that have no stress?

• Spondee

• Pyrrhic

• Anapest

• Dactyl