CREATIVE WRITING

ESAIRA JAUM EVANGELIO

POETRY
POETRY
• Poetry
• Poem
• Poem
POETRY

• It is the process of creating a literary piece using metaphor, symbols and

ambiguity.
POEM

• It is the end result of the process of poetry.

POETRY VS POEM

•  Poetry is the use of words and language to evoke a

writer's feelings and thoughts, while a poem is the
arrangement of these words.
POET

• one who writes poetry : a maker of verses. 

ELEMENTS OF
THE POETRY
ELEMENTS:

• Stanza
• Form
• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
STANZA
STANZA

•  stanza is a set of lines that are grouped together in a poem. Stanzas are
separated from other stanzas in order to divide and organize a poem.
• There are various types of stanzas that are typically defined by the number of lines in the
stanza.
• Stanzas are used by poets to influence a poem’s structure, rhythm, shape, and
organization. 
PURPOSE:

• Stanzas are used for both logistical and creative reasons in poetry.
• They are a tool a poet can use to influence how a poem reads and appears.
USED FOR:

• Structure
• Rhythm
• Shape
• Organization
 STRUCTURE

• The most fundamental reason stanzas are important in poetry is because they
provide a poem’s structure. Every poem relies on some sort of structural
framework. Stanzas are able to create this framework by dividing lines and
chunks of words into different segments.
 ORGANIZATION

• Just like paragraphs are used in prose to organize different topics within a larger
essay or body of work, stanzas are used for organization in poetry.

• Prose is ordinary language that follows regular grammatical conventions and

does not contain a formal metrical structure. This definition of prose is an
example of prose writing, as is most human conversation, textbooks,
lectures, novels, short stories, fairy tales, newspaper articles, and essays.
 SHAPE

• Some poets use stanzas to create the visible shape of a poem. Lines within a
stanza can utilize empty, negative space or words to create positive space.
• This creates a composition in the stanza that influences the overall shape of a
poem.
 RHYTHM

• Lines within the same stanza are often read together creating the author’s
intended rhythm as the reader reads it.
• A break in between stanzas will often create a pause or hesitation in the reading of
a poem, further contributing to a poem’s rhythm.
 TYPES OF
STANZA FORMS
 TYPES OF STANZA FORMS:

Monostitch
• A monostich is a one-line stanza structure in poetry. A monostitch can stand alone as an entire
poem or it can be used to break up the rhythm of a poem.
Couplet
• A couplet is a stanza structure with two lines that usually rhyme. 
Tercet
• A stanza made up of 3 lines is called a tercet. In a tercet, all three lines rhyme or the first and
third line rhyme (also called an ABA pattern).
 TYPES OF STANZA FORMS:

Quatrain
• A quatrain is a stanza with four lines. In a quatrain, the second and fourth lines typically rhyme. 
Quintain
• A quintain, sometimes called a cinquain, is a stanza with five lines.
Seset
• A seset, sometimes called a sestain, is a stanza with a total of six lines.
 TYPES OF STANZA FORMS:

Sepet 
• Sometimes called a “rhyme royal”, a sepet is a stanza with a total of seven lines.
Octave
• A stanza consisting of 8 lines in iambic pentameter (ten syllables beats a line) is called an octave. 
Heterometric 
• A heterometric stanza is used to describe a stanza in which every line varies in length. 
• OCTAVE
• IAMBIC PENTAMETER
• 10 SYLLABLES
• UNSTESSED, STRESSED

• RHYME SCHEME
• ABBAABBA
• Understanding stanzas is important for a poet
looking to use technique to realize their creative
concepts. Think of stanzas as a tool to be used both
in the creation of poetry as well as a way to
understand poetry.
FORM
FORMS OF POETRY:

• ORIGINS OF POETRY
• EPIC POEMS, LYRIC POEMS, DRAMATIC POEMS
• MIDDLE AGE OF POETRY (RHYTHM)
• SONNET, HAIKU
• MODERN POETRY (CONTEMPORARY TPES OF POETRY)
• ACROSTIC, CONCRETE POEMS
EPIC POEMS

• Epic poems are poems of extraordinary length that usually follow a hero’s journey
 across a vast, and often mythological world.
• EXAMPLES:
LYRIC POEMS

• Lyric poems are personal poems, usually written in the first person, and often
accompanied by some sort of musical instrumentation. Often with songlike
qualities, that expresses the speaker's personal emotions and feelings.
• EXAMPLES:
DRAMATIC POEMS

• Dramatic poems are poems that are meant to be spoken aloud. The subject matter
of dramatic poems are almost always tragic.
SONNET

• A sonnet is a 14-line poem that adheres to a loose structure and has a variable
rhyme scheme.
(IAMBIC
PENTAMETER)
HAIKU

• A haiku is a three-line poem that uses a syllabic 5-7-5 structure.

• In 17th century Japan, the haiku was born, albeit under a different name (hokku).
In many ways, haiku epitomizes what we talked about earlier -- poetry is meant to
be a reflection of what surrounds us.
ACROSTIC

• n acrostic is a poem that uses the

first letter of each line to spell out
a message, name, or title. Here’s
an example of an acrostic poem,
titled “An Acrostic” by Edgar Allan
Poe:
CONCRETE POEMS

• Concrete poems are

structured to make a specific
shape.
• Concrete poems are objects
composed of words, letters,
colors, and typefaces, in
which graphic space plays a
central role in both design and
meaning.
• GEORGE HERBERT