Elements of Poetry..!!

2.  Stanzas
 Lines
 Rhythm
 Rhyme
 Repetition
 Rhyme Scheme
 Alliteration
 Onomatopoeia
 Imagery

3.  Form – a poem’s shape
◦ the way the words and lines are laid out on the
page.
 Stanzas – a group lines in a poem (like a
paragraph)
◦ Each stanza is a separate emotion or idea
◦ Each contribute to the overall meaning of poem
 Lines – the main unit in a poem
◦ May or may not be a complete sentence
◦ Varies in length

4.  Conventional/Traditional forms
◦ Fixed rules – such as a set number of lines or a repeating pattern
of rhythm or rhyme
◦ Examples: limericks and haikus
 Free Verse – open form
o Has rhythm like everyday speech
o Does not have a regular rhyme pattern
 Graphical Elements- help convey meaning
o Include position, appearance of words, capital letters, lines and
stanzas on a page.

8. There are many different types
of poetry just as there are
many different types of
fiction.

9. • tells a story
• contains characters, setting, conflict, and 5
stages of plot.
• Written in stanzas, contains rhythm, rhyme,
imagery and figurative language
• Has a recognizable rhyme scheme
• For example: “The Walrus and the Carpenter”
by Lewis Carrol

10.  Limericks:
◦ A short poem made up of 5 lines
◦ Rhyme scheme (pattern of rhyme): aabba
◦ has a sing-song rhythm
There was an old man with a beard, a
Who said, “It is just as I feared!”- a
Two Owls and a Hen, b
Four Larks and a Wren, b
Have all built their nest in my beard! a

11.  Contains 17 syllables arranged in
 3 lines, syllable pattern per line 5, 7,5
 Creates a clear picture evoking a strong
emotional response
 Nature is a common topic of haikus
Example:
Winter solitude – (5 syllables)
in a world of one color (7 syllables)
the sound of the wind. (5 syllables)
Bosho

12.  Contains not regular pattern for rhythm or
rhyme
 Used to capture sound and rhythm of regular
speech
 Example: “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins
This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,
as I walk through the universe in my sneakers,
It is time to say goodbye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.

19.  Let’s look at this
stanza of the poem.
 Identify the type of
figurative language
used.
 Which senses are
being appealed to?
“The summer
still hangs
heavy and sweet
with sunlight
as it did last year.”
Personification:
summer hangs
Simile: as it did last
year
Touch: heavy
Taste: sweet
Sight: sunlight

20. “The autumn
still comes
showering gold and
crimson
as it did last year.”
Personification:
showering
Simile: as it did last
year
Sight: gold and
crimson

21. “The winter
still stings
cold and clean and
white
as it did last year.”
Personification:
Still stings
Simile: as it did last
year
Touch: stings, cold
Sight: white

22. The spring
still comes
like a whisper in the
dark night.
Personification:
Spring still comes
Simile:
Like a whisper
Onomatopoeia:
whisper
Sound: whisper
Sight: dark night