Elements Of Poetry

• Form


  Peoms are divided into lines. Many poems, may also be divided into groups of lines called stanzas.
• Sound Devices 


  Some poems use techniques of sound such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration.
• Sound Devices 


  Some poems use techniques of sound such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration.
• Rhythm 


  The pattern of beat and stresses in a poem.
• Rhyme


  The repetition of the some or similar sounds, usually in stressed syllables at the end of lines, but sometimes within a line.
• Rhyme Scheme 


  The rhythm pattern that us created at the end of kines in poetry.
• Alliteration 


  The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning  of words
• Onomatopoeia 


  Words that are used to represent particular sounds.
• Imagery


  Poets used words that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
• Visual Imagery 


  This deals with using words that can paint a mental image in the mind of the reader.
• Auditory Imagery 


  Using words to create image imagery that has to do with hearing and sound.
• Olfactory Imagery


  Using words to create imagery that  represents smell.
• Gustatory Imagery 


  This type of imagery deals with the representation of taste.
• Tactile Imagery 


  Using words to create a mental image of touch.
• Mood/Tone 


  The feelings the author's word choices give the poem.
• Theme


  The theme of a poem is it's central or main idea.