Form And Structure Of Poems

Question 1

What is a verse?

Answer 1

The term “verse” originally referred to a single line of poetry. But, today it’s used more broadly. It can be used to describe a single line, a stanza, or the entire poem it self.

Question 2

What is a stanza?

Answer 2

Stanzas are a group of verses in a poem, it is the poetry equivalent of a paragraph.

Question 3

What is a refrain?

Answer 3

In poetry, a refrain is a word, line, or phrase that is being repeated within the verses or stanzas of the poem itself. Its origins lie in France, where it is popular as, refraindre, which means “to repeat.”

Question 4

What is a couplet?

Answer 4

A couplet is a type of stanza, or complete poem, consisting of 2 rhyming verses.

Question 5

What is a quatrain?

Answer 5

A quatrain is a type of stanza, or complete poem, consisting of four verses.

Question 6

What is a octave?

Answer 6

An octave is a type of stanza, or complete poem, consisting of eight verses.