Read this excerpt from "Ridiculous Rhymes." Which line in the poem is an end-stop line? Ridiculous rhymes belong to these times For these times are as ridiculous [As these rhymes.] This rhyme might be a waste of time But why should you care [You're doing just fine.] This ridiculous rhyme [Does tinkle and chime] Perhaps it isn't such a waste of time.

[As these rhymes.]

[You’re doing just fine.]

Perhaps it isn’t such a waste of time.

End-stop lines are lines that have permanent punctuation like a period or semi-colon and end the line. This is a line where the reader would naturally pause because of the punctuation.

Each of the three lines above have punctuation that would signify an end-stop, a period. Two of them also include brackets which further separate them from the other lines in the stanza.