WorksheetsPoetry Structure and Form
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
A group of lines (similar to a paragraph) in a poem is called a...
Stanza
Line
Enjambment
Lineation
A stanza with three lines is called...
Couplet
Tercet
Quatrain
Cinquain
A stanza with 5 lines is called...
Tercet
Cinquain
Septet
Octave
A stanza with 7 lines is called...
Septet
Octave
Cinquain
Couplet
A stanza with 8 lines is called...
Septet
Quatrain
Tercet
Octave
A stanza with two lines is called...
Septet
Sestet
Tercet
Couplet
Can a poem have stanzas with different numbers of lines? (Ex. stanza one is a couplet, stanza 2 is a quatrain, etc.)
Yes
No
What is enjambment?
When a line in a poem ends in punctuation
When a line in a poem ends with no punctuation
When a line in a poem ryhmes with the line before
The way the speaker feels about the subject he/she is writing about
What is end-stop?
When a line in a poem ends in punctuation
When a line in a poem ends with no punctuation
When an author makes the lines ryhme
When a poem does not ryhme
What do you call a stanza with only one line?
Sestet
Octave
There is no name for it!
Couplet
Why might a poet end a line in enjambment?
To help slow down the rhythm and show that there needs to be a break/pause
To show that the lines rhyme with eachother
To show that the line has ended
To help increase the rhythm of the poem and keep it flowing to the next line
Which type of stanza is shown in the picture?
Couplet
Septet
Tercet
Quatrain
Does the poem pictured contain enjambment or end-stop?
Enjambment
End-stop
Read the poem pictured.
Why do you think the poet chose to make the last stanza shorter?
To show a shift in the tone from sad to happy
To show a shift in the tone from hopeful to problematic
To show a shift in the tone from silly to serious
To show a shift in the tone from angry to silly
Read the poem pictured.
Why do you think the author chose to use enjambment with each line in this poem?
To give it a faster pace and feel like the poet and is just talking to and expressing their thoughts to the reader
To give it a slower pace and make it seem silly to the reader
To give it a faster pace and sound more like a song than the speaker talking to the reader
To give it a slower pace and make it seem like the speaker is yelling at the reader
How are you feeling about poetry so far? Do you feel like you could use some extra help or are you good to go?
I'm feeling great about it! I'm good to go.
I'm feeling decent about it. I could maybe use a little help.
I'm not feeling too great about it and could use some help.
I don't understand any of it and need a lot of extra help.
