Structures of Poem and Poetic
- Theme
Theme is the main idea of poem. Example: Love, Romantic, Life.
- Stanza
Stanza are the group of lines that separates one group from the other group of lines. Example: Couplet, Quartet.
- Rhyme
Rhyme is the repetition of sound. Example: ABAB, AABB.
- Rhyme Scheme
Can be determined by marking similar rhyming lines with an alphabet letter. Example: AABB CCDD
- Tone/Mood
It shows the author attitude towards the reader. Example: Happy, Sad.
- Hyperbole
It's an intentionally exaggerated description or comparison. Example: I'm so thirsty i could drink all the water in the sea.
- Onomatopoeia
A word formed through a sound. Example: Tick-Tock, Baaa
- Imagery
A word that represent an object with a human sense. Example: My heart is pounding like a drum
- Repetition
It's when a poet repeat the same words again. Example: Moon and stars, Moon and stars
- Assonance
It's a repetition of vowel sound. Example: Try as i might, the kite did not fly.
- Consonance
- Metaphor
Comparison between things by stating that one thing is something else. Example: I'm a cheetah
- Personification
Make animals, plant or any non living things have human qualities. Example: The tree waves as the wind blows
- Alliteration
- Simile
Alliteration is the repetition of the initial letters.
Example: Sally sells seashells by the sea-shore
Simile compare something similar by using like, as.
Example: The snacks are as cheap as dirt.
Consonance is the repetition of consonance sound especially in the end of the words.
Example: Ling ling opening thinklink by clicking the link.