ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you mean by Quatrain?
A
a poem of fourteen lines
B
a stanza of fourteen lines
C
a stanza of six lines
D
a stanza of four lines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A quatrain in poetry is a series of four-lines that make one verse of a poem, known as a stanza. A quatrain can be its own poem or one section within a larger poem. The poetic term is derived from the French word “quatre, ” which means “four.”

Detailed explanation-2: -A quatrain is a rhymed grouping of four lines in a poem. It can be a poem that has only four lines, or it can be a stanza in a longer poem. Many long ballads are written in quatrains, and you also see them as a component of Shakespearean sonnets.

Detailed explanation-3: -○ stanzaic, a poem of 4 quatrains. ( 16 lines)

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a quatrain? Here’s a quick and simple definition: A quatrain is a four-line stanza of poetry.

Detailed explanation-5: -Quatrain poetry is a poem of four lines that alternate in rhyme. So, the first and third lines have a word rhyming with each other at the end, as do the second and fourth lines. The quatrain poem can also be written with two different rhythms, either 1, 2, 1, 2 or as 1, 1, 2, 2.

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