Stanza & Line In Poetry: Lesson For Kids

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Heather has a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special education. She was a public school teacher and administrator for 11 years.

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Cite this lesson Explore the components of a poem known as stanzas and lines. Discover what constitutes a line in a poem and how lines are grouped to form stanzas. Also, learn how different types of stanzas include different numbers of lines.

Find Me Treasure!
Line by Line
Stand By Your Stanza
Lesson Summary

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Find and Create Stanzas and Lines of Poetry

In this activity, students will explore many examples of poetry identifying the number of lines and stanzas of each. Then they will compose a poem with a given number of lines and stanzas.

Materials

Multiple books of poetry or access to poetry sources (such as the internet)

Instructions

Examples

Review the concepts of 'stanzas' and 'lines' with your students.
Instruct your students to find three poems with different numbers of lines and stanzas. They will need to:
- Write down the name of the poem.
- Write down how many lines the poem has (remember, each poem must have a different number of lines).
- Write down how many stanzas the poem has (remember, each poem must have a different number of stanzas).
- (Optional) Write a brief summary of the poem.

Compose Your Own

Now, give your students a target number of lines and stanzas for their own poems.
- You may want to give them a range, such as:
  - Between 10 and 20 lines with at least 2 stanzas.
- You may want to give them exact numbers to reach.
- You may want to just give minimum numbers and allow students more creative freedom.
Allow time for your students to share their poems with you and/or each other.

Extension

Instructing students to compose a poem that will teach the lesson learned about lines and stanzas will further solidify these concepts in their minds; however, this may not be appropriate for all skill levels.

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0:04 Find Me Treasure!
0:35 Line by Line
1:50 Stand By Your Stanza
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