LINES & STANZAS
COMPREHENSION
FORMS OF POETRY
LINES FROM THE POEM
DEFINITIONS
100

Total stanzas in the poem 'I am bothered'.

Three

100

How old was the speaker

thirteen

100

An ancient form of Japanese poetry which consists of three lines; the first and third lines have five syllables, whereas the second has seven.

Haiku

100

Stanza three line three

'Not least that time in the chemistry lab'

100

Using logic and reason to think

Rational

200

Total lines in the second stanza

Four

200

The author of the poem

Simon Armitage

200

A popular style of modern poetry and gives a fair amount of freedom when it comes to writing a poem like this. It can rhyme or not, it can have as many lines or stanzas as the poet wants, and it can be about anything you like!

Free Verse

200

Stanza three line two

'that was just my butterfingered way, at thirteen'

200

The line does not stop at the end but runs into the next one.

Enjambment

300

Total lines in the third stanza

Three

300

Example of Alliteration

'bunsen burner'

300

A type of poetry that spells out a name, word, phrase or message with the first letter of each line of the poem.

Acrostic

300

Stanza two line three

'then couldn't shake off the two burning rings. Marked'

300

Not using logic or reason to think.

Irrational

400

The longest stanza in the poem 'I am bothered'

Stanza 1

400

The word from the poem that rhymes with skin

'in'

400

Derived from the Greek word ‘aeidein’ which means ‘to sing or chant’, and these poems were originally performed with a musical instrument.

Ode

400

Stanza One line Four

'when I held a pair of scissors by the blades'

400

When a sound inside a word is repeated (Vowel sounds)

Assonance

500

Total lines in the poem 'I am bothered'

Fourteen

500

he point of view of the speaker in the poem

first person

500

Derived from the Italian word ‘sonnetto’ which means ‘little song’. Traditionally, these poems are made up of 14 lines and usually deal with love.

Sonnet

500

Stanza one line seven

'then called your name, and handed them over'

500

When the first sound of more than one word is repeated.

Alliteration