MJ Poetry Structure and Form

Structure is... 

• The way a poem sounds 
• A simile
• The way a poem's words and lines are laid out on a page 
• How a poem functions 

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narrator of the poem

• poet
• stanza
• quatrain
• speaker

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space. It looks like a "paragraph" of poetry.

• stanza
• refrain
• ballad
• chorus

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Poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure, and mimics regular speech is called ______________.

• ode
• free verse
• stanza
• ballad

What is the narrator of a poem called?

• Author
• Speaker
• Narrator
• Main character

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The way a poem's words and lines are laid out on the page is known as ____

• form
• line
• all of the above

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Lines of poetry may be arranged into groups that are called ___

• forms
• line
• stanzas

Poems that follow fixed rules are known as ___

• conventional/traditional form
• open/irregular form
• both options are correct

Poems with a rhythm like everyday speech are called ___

• conventional
• traditional
• free verse

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To help convey meaning, poets use _____ elements.

• graphical
• unusual
• common

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