Stanza

What type of stanza is this: The leaves have turned, the air is cold (A) The days are shorter, shadows fall (B) Yet in the dark, a story told (A) The moonlight answers to the call (B)

• Tercet

• Quatrain

• Olace

• Quads

Answer explanation

The stanza consists of four lines with alternating rhyme (A-B-A-B), which is characteristic of a quatrain. Each line contributes to the overall theme, confirming that the correct answer is 'Quatrain'.

What do you call a stanza with 7 lines?

• Sestet

• Tercet

• Septet

• Royal Scheme

Answer explanation

A stanza with 7 lines is called a 'Septet'. The other options refer to different line counts: a 'Sestet' has 6 lines, a 'Tercet' has 3 lines, and 'Royal Scheme' refers to a specific rhyme scheme, not a line count.

The most common form of a two-line stanza is _____

Answer explanation

The most common form of a two-line stanza is called a couplet. A couplet consists of two lines that often rhyme and have the same meter, making it a fundamental structure in poetry.

What is the so called special case for three-line stanzas?

hint: it sounds Japanese

• Mitochondria

• Royal Scheme

• Lester

• Haiku

Answer explanation

The special case for three-line stanzas is called a 'Haiku', which is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. It typically consists of 17 syllables arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern, making it distinct and recognizable.

What is the Rhyme Scheme for this Sestet:

• ABABCC

• AABBCC

• DBACCD

• BAACDE

Answer explanation

The rhyme scheme is determined by the end sounds of each line. In this sestet, the first and third lines rhyme (ground, sound), and the second and fourth lines rhyme (still, still). The last two lines rhyme (grace, face), resulting in ABABCC.

What is the rhyme scheme in the following Octet:

The sky turns red, the sun sets low
The stars begin to pierce the night
The moon ascends, the winds do blow
The world is bathed in silver light
I take a step, the earth is slow
The night unfolds, the clouds take flight
The darkness falls, but peace follows
In silence deep, the world feels right

• ABABABAB

• AABBABCC

• BABAABAB

• CDECDEAA

Answer explanation

The rhyme scheme is determined by the end sounds of each line. In this octet, the pattern alternates between 'low', 'night', 'blow', 'light', 'slow', 'flight', 'follows', 'right', resulting in an ABABABAB scheme.

What is an example of an 8-line stanza?

• Octet

• Tercet

• Quattro

• Villanelle

What is a quatrain?

• a stanza with two lines

• a stanza with three lines

• a stanza with four lines

• a stanza with five lines

Answer explanation

The prefix quatr- or quart- means four.

It is used in the word quarter, quartet, and quatrain.

What is a tercet?

• a stanza with two lines

• a stanza with three lines

• a stanza with four lines

• a stanza with five lines

Answer explanation

Ter is a combining form which means three times or thrice.

What is a couplet?

• a stanza with two lines

• a stanza with three lines

• a stanza with four lines

• a stanza with five lines

Answer explanation

Couple is part of couplet.

A couple is two people. A couplet is two lines.