A group of lines in a poem that forms a unit is called a ...

• A. Verse
• B. Paragraph
• C. Couplet
• D. Stanza

Answer: (D)

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem that forms a unit. Stanzas organize ideas and images much like paragraphs do in prose, but in poetry they appear as blocks of lines separated by space or a blank line. The key feature is that a stanza groups together thoughts or shifts in the poem into a cohesive section, and the number of lines can vary.

Other terms describe different things: verse can refer to poetry in general or to a single line or division of a poem; a paragraph belongs to prose rather than poetry; a couplet is specifically two lines that usually rhyme and form a tiny unit within a poem.