USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which stanza includes the turning point of the story told in the poem?
A
stanza 8
B
stanza 9
C
stanza 10
D
stanza 11
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -“On Turning Ten” examines the pain, discomfort, and loss of innocence that comes with growing up. The young speaker considers the prospect of turning 10 with discomfort, viewing this “the first big number” as marking an end to the period of youthful bliss he’s enjoyed up until now.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Is a Quintain? A quintain (also known as a quintet) is any poetic form or stanza that contains five lines. Quintain poems can contain any line length or meter.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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