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Elements of Poetry (Stanza (Couplet ,Tercet, Quatrain (A couplet is a…
Elements of Poetry
Stanza
A stanza is to a poem what a paragraph is to a piece of prosaic writing - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a single unit of a poem. A poem is usually composed of multiple stanzas that are separated from each other an empty line in between. Usually, all stanzas are made up of equal number of lines in a single poem.
Couplet ,Tercet, Quatrain
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Rhythm and Meter
The primary thing to keep in mind here is that 'rhyme' and 'rhythm' are not the same at all. Rhythm is basically the pattern in which a poet chooses to sequence the stressed and unstressed syllables in every line of a poem, for the creation of oral patterns.
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Iamb (Iambic)- One weak syllable followed by one accented syllable. Trochee (Trochaic) - One accented syllable followed by one weak syllable.
Anapæst (Anapæstic) - Two weak syllables followed by one accented syllable.
Dactyl (Dactylic) - One accented syllable followed by two weak syllables.
Spondee (Spondaic) - Two consecutive accented syllables. This can usually be found at the end of a line.
Poetry
Poetry is often defined as "literature in metrical form" or "compositions forming rhythmic lines". A lot of poets choose to write blank verses which are poems that lack in rhythm but they do have a set rhythm and meter pattern that is followed. ow, a free verse will neither have rhyme or rhythm, but these verses are usually opulent in other elements like metaphors, symbols and spectacular word images.
Rhyme/Rhyme Scheme
Rhyming in poetry is one convention that makes this form of literature recognizably different from prose and drama very unique quality of rhyme in poetry is that it has the ability to provide a systematic flow to a bundle of thoughts that may seem absolutely chaotic if put together otherwise. It smoothens out the rough edges and abrupt protrusions. This element can be simplistically defined as the similarity in the sounds of two or more lines. In poetry, this is generally achieved by using similar sounding words at the end of lines..
Alliteration is the repetition of a particular consonant or a vowel sound in the initial stressed syllables of a series of words or phrases in close succession.
Metaphor is an indirect parallel drawn between two completely unrelated things. It is a comparison, yes, but metaphors do not use the connectives 'like', 'as' and 'than'. A metaphor usually has more layers and depth than a simile which in the resemblance is usually more linear. Any metaphor can also have multiple interpretations depending on how complicated the poet chooses to make it
Imagery is the figurative painting of a vivid picture in the mind of a reader with words is imagery. This element is most exploited in descriptive poem where the poet has the scope to use ornate adjectives, lofty language and an exquisitely elaborate canvas to give wings to his imagination. Of course, this scope is primarily offered by the dynamic nature of a descriptive poem.
Types of Imagery:
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Symbolism
The presentation of a tangible object that actually represents an abstract or intangible concept or idea is symbolism. A symbol can be presented to the readers in the form of a character, an object strategically placed in the narrative, a word or phrase, or even a place.
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