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Unit 1<br />
Part A Concept in focus – Stanza and Verse<br />
1. What is a stanza?<br />
A stanza is a group of lines of poetry forming a unit.<br />
2. What is the difference between stanza and paragraph?<br />
Stanzas in poems are like paragraphs in passages, but they look very different. In a<br />
stanza, the lines are separate, whereas in a paragraph, the lines just keep going on<br />
and on.<br />
3. What is verse?<br />
Another name for stanza is verse. In songs, we usually call the stanzas verses.<br />
Part B Concept Practice<br />
Practice 1 Look at the following two short bits of text. The contents are the same but<br />
their layouts are different. Which one is a stanza? Which one is a paragraph?<br />
1. You are the candle that’s glowing in my heart. When darkness<br />
surrounds me, you make it fall apart. I am much stronger from all<br />
that you impart. You are the candle that’s glowing in my heart.<br />
2. You are the candle that’s glowing in my heart.<br />
When darkness surrounds me,<br />
You make it fall apart.<br />
I am much stronger<br />
From all that you impart.<br />
You are the candle that’s glowing in my heart.<br />
___________<br />
___________<br />
Practice 2 Look at some of the poems and songs in this book and find out how many<br />
stanzas each has.<br />
Unit Text Number of stanzas<br />
2 I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing<br />
4 I Have A Friend<br />
5 Walking In The Air<br />
6 I Made A Mistake<br />
7 Can You Imagine<br />
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