Structural Elements & Poetic Forms
Structural Elements elements or aspects of the structure of poem a poet uses for effect What is structure? - How the words or lines are arranged or ordered. -Verse -Line Break -Stanza
Verse Verse – a single line of poetry Green eggs and ham, “But that is not the entire sentence.”
Verse That is ‘OK’ its done on purpose, its called a: Line break- the intentional end of a line of poetry I will not eat them on a boat, ^line break or on a goat. In a car, near or far.
Stanza –a paragraph of poetry Stanza –the lines of poetry after and before a break. Mary had a little lamb, And a little bread and chips. Mary liked lamb, What can you do? Stanza 1 Stanza 2
Poetic Forms (or Types of Poetry) Lyrical limerick Free verse Haiku Epitaph
Lyric – a short poem of personal feelings and emotions (Yes, this is the word where lyrics in music got its name) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace . . . by Elizabeth Barret Browning
Limerick -a short humorous poem consisting of 5 lines A macho young swimmer named Dwyer, Really liked playing with fire. One night in the dark He swam with a shark, And his voice is now two octaves higher.
Free Verse -can be rhymed or unrhymed & has no set pattern or rules. (Its entirely up to you!) “No Rules?!”
Haiku - a poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Usually a Haiku reflects or speaks on an aspect of nature. Old dark sleepy pool (5) a quick unexpected frog (7) goes plop! Watersplash. (5) -Basho Other poems by Basho
Epitaph -written to praise or to reflect on the life of a deceased person. More real epitaphs here
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