ELEMENTS OF POETRY

Ma'am Kathleen
Learning Objectives:
1. Define poetry.
2. Define and identify the elements
of poetry.
3. Write a poem employing the
elements and techniques in writing
poetry.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Identify the word described
based on the pictures and
letter clues.
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BASIC
ELEMENTS OF
POETRY
What is
poetry?
POEM
-is a piece of writing in which
the words are chosen for their
beauty and sound and are
carefully arranged, often in
short lines.
ELEMENTS OF POETRY
• line • rhyme
scheme
• theme
• stanza • mood
• rhythm • tone
• meter
• LINE
-is a unit of language
in which the poem is
divided
EXAMPLE
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

From: "Stopping by the Woods on a

Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
2.STANZA
- is used to describe the main
building block of a poem. It is a unit
of poetry composed of lines that
relate to a similar thought or topic--
like a paragraph in prose or a verse
in a song
EXAMPLE
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

From: "Stopping by the Woods on a

Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
3.RHYTHM
It can be described
as the beat and pace
of a poem.
RHYTHM
The best method of
understanding this is to read the
poem aloud and understand the
stressed and unstressed
syllable.
4.METER
-is a unit of rhythm in
poetry, the pattern of the
beats. It is called a foot.
4.METER
Poetic rhythms are
measured in
metrical feet.
EXAMPLE
Poem with 10 syllables
(stressed-unstressed
pattern) = Pentameter (5
metrical feet)
METER
Rhythm and meter form the
rhythmic structure of a
poem.
(ex: iambic pentameter,
trochaic tetrameter, etc.
5.RHYME
-is the repetition of identical
or similar concluding
syllables in different words
5.RHYME

Free Verse- poems

without rhyme
6.RHYME SCHEME

-the pattern of rhyme

at the end of each line
6.RHYME SCHEME

examples: ABAB,
ABCB, AABBA,
AABB
 EXAMPLE
Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck;
And yet methinks I have Astronomy,
But not to tell of good or evil luck,
Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality;

From Shakespeare's Sonnet 14

 EXAMPLE
Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck; A
And yet methinks I have Astronomy, B
But not to tell of good or evil luck, A
Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality; B

From Shakespeare's Sonnet 14

 EXAMPLE
There was an Old Man with a beard, who said, “It
is just as I feared! –
Two Owls and a Hen,
four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!”

From "A Book of Nonsense" by Edward Lear

 EXAMPLE
There was an Old Man with a beard, A
who said, “It is just as I feared! – A
Two Owls and a Hen, B
four Larks and a Wren, B
Have all built their nests in my beard!” A

From "A Book of Nonsense" by Edward Lear

 EXAMPLE
If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.

From "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne

Badstreets
 EXAMPLE
If ever two were one, then surely we. A
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. A
If ever wife was happy in a man, B
Compare with me, ye women, if you can. B

From "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne

Badstreets
7.THEM
E
- is the underlying
message that the writer or
artist wants to convey
 7.THEM
E
- ex: Cinderella
Theme: Kindness and inner
beauty are rewarded
 7.THEM
E
- ex: Pinocchio
Theme: Dishonesty leads
to trouble.
 7.THEM
E
Time will heal all wounds;
Everything will be green again.
The scars will soon fade away,
and dry country will be blessed with rain.

By Sawan Dyani
8.MOOD

- refers to the
atmosphere that is
prevalent in the poem
 MOOD
Time will heal all wounds;
Everything will be green again.
The scars will soon fade away,
and dry country will be blessed with rain.

By Sawan Dyani
9.TONE
-is the poet's attitude toward the
poem's speaker, reader, and
subject matter, as interpreted by
the reader
9.TONE

-is the writer's feelings

on the subject he/she is
writing
 TONE
Time will heal all wounds;
Everything will be green again.
The scars will soon fade away,
and dry country will be blessed with rain.

By Sawan Dyani
INSTRUCTIONS
Write a poem with the following elements:
a. 2 stanzas with 4 lines each.
b. Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABAB
c. Theme: Failure is a part of success
d. Tone: cheerful or motivated
e. Mood: happy or optimistic
THAT'S ALL FOR
See you tomorrow!
TODAY!