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Poetic Principles and Poetic Structure - Coggle Diagram
Poetic Principles and Poetic Structure
Tones
"the reporter"
Angry
Accusatory
Cribbing
"the politician
Sarcastic
Dismissive
Blaming
Jesting
Overall both humorous and serious tones are used and used in juxtaposition to enhance each other.
Mood
Overall, 2 moods are created in parallel . "the reporter"'s and "the politician"'s
"the politician"'s stanzas largely create a humorous mood due to the use of irony and the character essentially being a satirical image of the government .
In contrast to "the politician", "the reporter"'s stanzas create a more serious and angry mood. This is due to the fact that the character's role is to act as a sort of accusing voice and voice of reason against "the politician" which is an exaggerated portrayal of the negatives of the government.
Through the course of the poem the poem's mood gradually increases in terms of the mood of anger and malcontent. In addition to this the humorous component of the poem is kept constant from its introduction.
Rhythm
A technique used to develop rhythm is breaking up words into individual syllables. For example, "Just to keep the masses pa ci fied and sa tis fied" is a line where the pronunciation of each syllable in an individual manner helps longer words be more clear and more pleasing to listen to. Additionally in other places it is used to slow down the speed of the poem since breaking up words adds pauses.
Staccato and elongated pronunciations of words are also used to not only pace the poem but also to help create emphasis on certain words through rhythm
Differing line lengths are also used to create emphasis by disrupting rhythm slightly. By keeping 2 or 4 lines in a similar pace or rhythm or length and then having the last line's last phrase or word be slightly out of place a subconscious emphasis is placed on that word by the audience.
Anaphora and Rhyme used to create rhythm by adding an emphasis on or pause after the repeating starting phrase.
Pacing used to change mood, by speeding up or slowing down different moods and dialogues are matched. Additionally, by changing the rhythm through pace emphasis is also established
Structure
The poem follows a free-verse poem structure. This allows for the almost dialogue story telling done through the poem and allows for the used of different rhyme schemes when needed.
Rhyme
Several rhyme schemes are used at different points of the poem. Overall, rhyme is used in this poem mainly to aid rhythm and hence overall improve the flow of the poem. Some schemes used are, AABA, couplets(AA), AABBC. These are used for largely the same effect which is mentioned above but the specific effect can be seen in the annotated poem.
Beginning & End
The beginning of the poem serves to set up the back and forth nature of the poem, the first 3 stanzas are used to set up "the reporter"'s argument and hence are heavier and more intense. Additionally, the beginning is more rhyme centric and has a strong rhythm to hook the audience.
The end of the poem serves to conclude the poem and connect everything said to the main message of the poem. This results in the last stanza becoming quite fairly heavy again however there is an element of humor towards the middle through to the end which keeps the piece light and palatable to an audience.