Features of Poetry: Understanding the Elements and Themes

Rhymes are used to create a repeating pattern or rhythm that would render a pleasing ______

When the final stressed vowel and all following sounds of two words are identical, it is called a ______ rhyme

Assonant rhyme occurs when there are rhyming vowels in words but with different ______ sounds

Rhymes may occur at the ending words of lines in a poem, following a pattern known as ______ scheme

Iambic pentameter is an example of a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that defines the ______ of some poetry

Monometer refers to a line which is consisted of ______ foot

Trimeter contains ______ feet

Hexameter contains ______ feet

The literary device foot is a measuring unit in poetry, made up of stressed and unstressed ______

______ is a type of literature in which words and rhythm are strung together to form sounds, images, and ideas that might be too complex or abstract to describe directly. FEATURES OF ______ ✓Has an overall central theme or idea. ✓Has mental pictures created by a poet thru language. ✓Provokes thought and causes emotional response ✓Has elements. Stanza - A part of poem with similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem. -set of lines forming the divisions of a poem separated with an empty line. A stanzas within a poem may be composed of different numbers of lines that are arranged in a recurring pattern of rhyme or meter. Line - A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem. is a subdivision of a poem which is composed of words lined in a row. The words are arranged in a certain way to achieve a rhyme or a certain length. Lines in a poem can be of same or different length. Line break refers to where an author has chosen to end one line in a poem and begin another. ( Enjambment ) in my room dusk becomes/ the electric night throbbing and lost time found in the shadows./ ( End stopped line) In my room dusk becomes the electric night/ light throbbing and lost/ time found in the shadows.

FEATURES OF POETRY ✓Has an overall central theme or idea. ✓Has mental pictures created by a poet thru language. ✓Provokes thought and causes emotional response ✓Has elements. Stanza - A part of poem with similar ______ and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem. -set of lines forming the divisions of a poem separated with an empty line. A stanzas within a poem may be composed of different numbers of lines that are arranged in a recurring pattern of rhyme or meter. Line - A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem. is a subdivision of a poem which is composed of words lined in a row. The words are arranged in a certain way to achieve a rhyme or a certain length. Lines in a poem can be of same or different length. Line break refers to where an author has chosen to end one line in a poem and begin another. ( Enjambment ) in my room dusk becomes/ the electric night throbbing and lost time found in the shadows./ ( End stopped line) In my room dusk becomes the electric night/ light throbbing and lost/ time found in the shadows.

FEATURES OF POETRY ✓Has an overall central theme or idea. ✓Has mental pictures created by a poet thru language. ✓Provokes thought and causes emotional response ✓Has elements. Stanza - A part of poem with similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem. -set of lines forming the divisions of a poem separated with an empty line. A stanzas within a poem may be composed of different numbers of lines that are arranged in a recurring pattern of rhyme or meter. Line - A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem. is a subdivision of a poem which is composed of words lined in a row. The words are arranged in a certain way to achieve a rhyme or a certain length. Lines in a poem can be of same or different length. Line break refers to where an author has chosen to end one line in a poem and begin another. ( Enjambment ) in my room dusk becomes/ the electric night throbbing and lost time found in the shadows./ ( End stopped line) In my room dusk becomes the electric night/ light throbbing and lost/ time found in the shadows.

FEATURES OF POETRY ✓Has an overall central theme or idea. ✓Has mental pictures created by a poet thru language. ✓Provokes ______ and causes emotional response ✓Has elements. Stanza - A part of poem with similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem. -set of lines forming the divisions of a poem separated with an empty line. A stanzas within a poem may be composed of different numbers of lines that are arranged in a recurring pattern of rhyme or meter. Line - A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem. is a subdivision of a poem which is composed of words lined in a row. The words are arranged in a certain way to achieve a rhyme or a certain length. Lines in a poem can be of same or different length. Line break refers to where an author has chosen to end one line in a poem and begin another. ( Enjambment ) in my room dusk becomes/ the electric night throbbing and lost time found in the shadows./ ( End stopped line) In my room dusk becomes the electric night/ light throbbing and lost/ time found in the shadows.

Line - A line of a ______, or a group of lines within a long ______. is a subdivision of a ______ which is composed of words lined in a row. The words are arranged in a certain way to achieve a rhyme or a certain length. Lines in a ______ can be of same or different length. Line break refers to where an author has chosen to end one line in a ______ and begin another. ( Enjambment ) in my room dusk becomes/ the electric night throbbing and lost time found in the shadows./ ( End stopped line) In my room dusk becomes the electric night/ light throbbing and lost/ time found in the shadows.

Line - A line of a poem, or a group of lines within a long poem. is a subdivision of a poem which is composed of words lined in a row. The words are arranged in a certain way to achieve a rhyme or a certain length. Lines in a poem can be of same or different length. Line break refers to where an author has chosen to end one line in a poem and begin another. ( Enjambment ) in my room dusk becomes/ the electric night throbbing and lost time found in the shadows./ ( End stopped line) In my room dusk becomes the electric night/ light throbbing and lost/ time found in the shadows.