ELEMENTS OF POETRY

Poetry can be defined as

literature in a metrical form or a
composition forming rhythmic
lines. It is a poem that follows a
particular flow of rhythm and
meter.
METER
 structure of syllables which
follow the rhythm has to be
included.
STANZA
 defined as a smaller unit or group of lines or a
paragraph in a poem. A particular stanza has a
specific meter, rhyme scheme, etc. Based on the
number of lines, stanzas are named as couplet (2
lines), Tercet (3 lines), Quatrain (4 lines), Cinquain (5
lines), Sestet (6 lines), Septet (7 lines), Octave (8
lines).
RHYME
means that the last words or sounds of the lines
match with each other in some form.
 is basically similar sounding words like cat and hat,
close and shows, house and mouse, etc. Free verse
poetry, though, does not follow this system.
SYMBOLISM
A symbol can stand for many things at one time
and leads the reader out of a systematic and
structured method of looking at things. Often a
symbol used in the poem will be used to create such
an effect.
IMAGERY
used by the poet for readers to create an image in
their imagination. Imagery appeals to all the five
senses. For e.g., when the poet describes, the flower
is bright red, an image of a red flower is immediately
created in the readers mind.
FORM
 the style or type of the poem.
1. Lyric Poetry
2. Narrative Poem
3. Descriptive Poem
CONNOTATION
 the meaning and interpretation of the poetry.
IMPLICATION
What does the poem imply towards society?