In poetry, verse is defined as which?

• A. A group of lines
• B. A single line of poetry
• C. A meter pattern
• D. A stanza

Answer: (B)

A verse is a single line of poetry. That line is the basic unit that carries sound, rhythm, and meaning in a poem. When you see several lines grouped together with line breaks, that group is called a stanza, not verse. The option about a meter pattern refers to the poem’s rhythm itself, not to the unit named verse. So the best fit for verse in this context is one line, because that’s the smallest unit poets work with to build a poem.