A poem or stanza with one line is called a monostich, one with two lines is a couplet; with three, tercet or triplet; four, quatrain.
What are 4 line poems called?
quatrain
What are the lines of a poem?
Lines of poems are often organized into stanzas, or verses, which are denominated by the number of lines included. Thus a collection of two lines is a couplet (or distich), three lines a triplet (or tercet), four lines a quatrain, and so on.
What is a 14 line stanza called?
A four line stanza is a quatrain, and a five line stanza is a quintet. Two other common lengths are a sestet, six lines; and an octave, eight lines. For instance, you might break a fourteen line poem into three quatrains and a couplet, or into an octave and a sestet.
What is a 6 line poem called?
sestet
What is a 5 line poem called?
quintain
What is a 2 line poem called?
couplet
What is a 7 line poem called?
septet
How long is a line in poetry?
In the case of pentameter, there are basically five feet per line. The types of line lengths are as follows: One foot: Monometer. Two feet: Dimeter.
What line means?
extends in both directions without end (infinitely). One end makes it a “Ray”, and two ends makes it a “Line Segment”. Try moving points A and B: See: Line Segment.
What is a 3 line poem called?
Tercet
What is a funny poem called?
A limerick is a poem that is often silly or whimsical, written in five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme. Often, limericks tell a short, humorous story.
What is a 9 line poem called?
Spenserian stanza
What is a poem with 10 lines called?
a decastich, a poem in 10 lines.
What is the hardest type of poem to write?
As we approach National Poetry Month’s home stretch, we take a look at the most dreaded of all poetic forms: the villanelle. This is the poet’s triple axel.