Question

In poetry, a quatrain may be defined as a:

A. a poem consisting of fourteen lines

B. a poem consisting of seventeen syllables

C. a stanza consisting of four lines

D. the prologue to an epic

Answer 1

C. a stanza consisting of four lines because of the prefixes such as quat and four 

Answer 2

The best answer among the choices presented is option C. In poetry, a quatrain may be defined as a stanza or a complete poem consisting of four lines. Oftentimes, it has alternating rhymes in it. Examples are the poems "Lord of Deceit" and "Butterfly Pendant".