ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Instead of a paragraph, a chunk of lines in poetry are called a ____
A
paragraph
B
stanza
C
couplet
D
rhyme
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In poetry, a stanza is used to describe the main building block of a poem. It is a unit of poetry composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic-like a paragraph in prose or a verse in a song. Every stanza in a poem has its own concept and serves a unique purpose.

Detailed explanation-2: -stanza, a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit. More specifically, a stanza usually is a group of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern of metrical lengths and a sequence of rhymes.

Detailed explanation-3: –In a poem, a stanza is a group of lines.-In poetry, a stanza is the equivalent of a paragraph in prose.

Detailed explanation-4: -A stanza is a set of lines that are grouped together in a poem. Stanzas are separated in order to divide and organize a poem. In poetry, they function similarly to how paragraphs function in prose. There are various types of stanzas that are typically defined by the number of lines.

Detailed explanation-5: -The monostich is a stanza-a whole poem-consisting of just one line. After that, there is the couplet (two-line stanza), tercet (three-line stanza), quatrain (four-line), quintet (five-line), sestet (six-line), septet (seven-line), and octave (eight-line).

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