A stanza is two or more lines of poetry that together form a unit of the
poem. Stanzas can be the same length and have a rhyme scheme,
or vary in length and not rhyme.
Repetition is the use of repeated words and phrases in a poem. Poets use
repetition for rhythmic effect and emphasis.
Read the lines of the narrative poem below. Then answer the questions.
Letters trip over each other
I am almost alone on the stage.
as they race to leave my mouth.
One last kid sags with his head
My tongue lines them up in order
in his hands. He is mouthing
as they march to the microphone:
each letter as / say it:
A-S-
C-E-N-
1. Are there stanzas in this part of the poem? If so, how many and how
many lines does each have?
las and s lines
2. What kind of repetition is in this poem? How does it affect the poem?
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3. Write another stanza for this poem that includes the same structure and
repetition.
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