Elements of poetry
Rhythm and meter
Stanza
Group of lines in a poem
cinquain
quatrain
sestet
Tercet
sonnet
is composed of 3 lines
consists of 4 lines
has 5 lines
comprises 6 lines
is an entire poem with exactly 14 lines
couplet
is a stanza that has only two lines
Rhyme and rhyme Scheme
The correspondence of sounds in words
repeated pattern of sounds
Three feet: trimeter
Four Feet: Tetrameter
Two feet: Dimeter
Five Feet: Pentameter
One foot: monometer
six feet: Hexameter
Iamb(Iambic)
one weak syllable followed by one accented syllable
Alliteration
repetition of a particular consonant or a vowel sound in the initial stressed syllables of a series of words or phrases in close succession.
Simile
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Metaphor
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
Imagery
Using words that portrays the visual image
olfactory imagery
tactile imagery
Gustatory imagery
visual imagery
Auditory Imagery
is a form of mental imagery that is used to organize and analyze sounds when there is no external auditory stimulus present.
Imagery refers to mental pictures in your mind, or to words and descriptions that create mental pictures.
Olfactory imagery pertains to odors, scents, or the sense of smell
Words that create a visual representation of ideas in our minds
Tactile imagery pertains to physical textures or the sense of touch.
Symbolism
is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
Poetry
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.