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elements of poetry (Imagery (The figurative painting of a vivid picture in…
elements of poetry
Imagery
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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.
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Stanzas
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Example A Couplet
True wit is nature to advantage dress'd;
What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd.
From Alexander Pope's "An Essay on Criticism"
Rhythme and meter
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ExamplesAn Iambic Pentameter
Nor FRIENDS | nor FOES, | to ME | welCOME | you ARE:
Things PAST | redRESS | are NOW | with ME | past CARE.
- From William Shakespeare's "Richard II" (Act II, Scene 3)
symbolism
The presentation of a tangible object that actually represents an abstract or intangible concept or idea is symbolism.
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However, none of these associations must be considered to be absolute or taken for granted by a reader as the presentation of these very objects can change massively depending on the context of poems.
Example-
Ah Sun-flower! weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the Sun:
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the travellers journey is done.
Rhyme and Rhyme scheme
Rhyming in poetry is one convention that makes this form of literature recognizably different from prose and drama.
A 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.
In poetry, this is generally achieved by using similar sounding words at the end of lines.
Examples
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Simile/Metaphor
Simply put, a simile is a direct comparison drawn between two concepts, objects, or people using a verb like 'resembles' or connectives such as 'like', 'as' or 'than'.
Examples- My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose. Big as a cow. Sharpe as a knife.
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'.
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Alleteration
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.
Example
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping... - From Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven