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Poetry (Rhythm and Meter (The total number of syllables present in each…
Poetry
Rhythm and Meter
The total number of syllables present in each line.
The total count of accented (stressed) syllables in each line.
The tally of recurring patterns of two or three syllables - stressed and unstressed - clubbed in every line.
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a number of feet, on identification, can tell us the systematic rhythm or the meter that a poem follows.
In poetry, a stressed syllable is tagged with a "/" and an unstressed one is marked with a "U".
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Imagery
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
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Symbolism
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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
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.
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Free Verse-
will neither have rhyme or rhythm,
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Feet Names
One foot: Monometer
Two feet: Dimeter
Three feet: Trimeter
Four feet: Tetrameter
Five feet: Pentameter
Six feet: Hexameter
Types of constant beats
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.
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
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
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.