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Poetry-It has a set of specific features that differentiate it from other…
Poetry-It has a set of specific features that differentiate it from other forms of literature very clearly.
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Rhythm and Meter
Rhythm is basically the pattern in which a poet chooses to sequence the stressed and unstressed syllables in every line of a poem
In poetry, a stressed syllable is tagged with a "/" and an unstressed one is marked with a "U".
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One Foot-Monometer
Two Feet-Dimeter
Three Feet-Trimeter
Four Feet-Tetrameter
Five Feet-Pentameter
Six Feet-Hexameter
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.
Figurative Language
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.
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'.
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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