Question

Match each poetry term with its correct description.

Match Term Definition
Line length A) Determined by the number of lines in a group; can reflect similar ideas or represent a shift of change in thought
Rhyme scheme B) Determined by the sets, or feet, of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Stanza breaks C) The pattern of letters assigned to the common sounds of words at the end of lines in a poem
White space D) Communicates silence, emotion, or shape in a poem through emptiness or lack of words

Answer 1

Line length--Determined by the sets, or feet, of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Rhyme scheme--The pattern of letters assigned to the common sounds of words at the end of lines in a poem

Stanza breaks--Determined by the number of lines in a group; can reflect similar ideas or represent a shift of change in thought.

White space--Communicates silence, emotion, or shape in a poem through emptiness or lack of words.