Modern text — Form and structure

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Think of a text like a building — the form is what kind of building it is (a poem, a play, a novel) and the structure is the way the rooms are arranged inside.

2. 2

   Which of these is an example of FORM?

3. 3

   Here's a simple poem. Its FORM is a 'rhyming couplet' — two lines that rhyme. Its STRUCTURE is the pattern of the rhymes (AABB).

4. 4

   Let's look at a short text and find its form and structure together.

5. 5

   Now you try — drag the labels to match the FORM and STRUCTURE of this text.

6. 6

   A novel is divided into chapters. Is that FORM or STRUCTURE?

7. 7

   Which of these describes the FORM of a text?