English

• Form

  • Is the look or the way the poem is arranged on the page.
• Sound

  • Refers to the sound devices (rhyme, rhythm) and techniques that poets use to enhance a poems mood and meaning
• Imagery

  • Involves the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Poets use imagery to create a picture in a reader's mind
• Figurative language

  • Is the creative language that poets use to tell us stories, share feelings, and describe experiences. Poets use figure of speech by choosing words and phrases that make the reader see ordinary things in new ways.
• Themes

  • Is the message about Life that the poem conveys
• Elements of poetry

  • Poetry expresses ideas and feelings through a few carefully chosen words, to create a total effect, the language, sound and form of poetry must work together.