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    The document outlines the basic elements of poetry which include rhythm, meter, stanza, rhyme, rhyme scheme, theme, symbolism, and imagery. Rhythm refers to the stressed and unstressed syllables that create musicality. Meter is the structural makeup of lines in a poem. A poem is composed of stanzas which are groups of lines that convey a single thought. Rhyme and rhyme scheme refer to similar or identical ending sounds of lines. Theme is the central idea of the poem. Symbolism and imagery allow the poem to convey multiple meanings and create visuals for the reader.

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    The document outlines the basic elements of poetry which include rhythm, meter, stanza, rhyme, rhyme scheme, theme, symbolism, and imagery. Rhythm refers to the stressed and unstressed syllables that create musicality. Meter is the structural makeup of lines in a poem. A poem is composed of stanzas which are groups of lines that convey a single thought. Rhyme and rhyme scheme refer to similar or identical ending sounds of lines. Theme is the central idea of the poem. Symbolism and imagery allow the poem to convey multiple meanings and create visuals for the reader.

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    BASIC ELEMENTS OF

    POETRY
    What is Poetry?
     Poetry can be defined as 'literature in a metrical
    form' or 'a composition forming rhythmic lines'.
     a poem is something that follows a particular flow
    of rhythm and meter.
     Compared to prose, where there is no such
    restriction, and the content of the piece flows
    according to story, a poem may or may not have a
    story, but definitely has a structured method of
    writing.
    Elements of Poetry
    Rhythm: This is the music made by the statements of
    the poem, which includes the syllables in the lines.
    The best method of understanding this is to read the
    poem aloud, and understand the stressed and
    unstressed syllables.
    Elements of Poetry
    Meter: This is the basic structural make-up of the
    poem. Do the syllables match with each other?
    Every line in the poem must adhere to this structure.
    A poem is made up of blocks of lines, which convey
    a single strand of thought. Within those blocks, a
    structure of syllables which follow the rhythm has to
    be included. This is the meter or the metrical form of
    poetry.
    Elements of Poetry
     Stanza: Stanza in poetry is defined as a smaller
    unit or group of lines or a paragraph in a poem. A
    particular stanza has a specific meter, rhyme
    scheme, etc. Based on the number of lines, stanzas
    are named as couplet (2 lines), Tercet (3 lines),
    Quatrain (4 lines), Cinquain (5 lines), Sestet (6 lines),
    Septet (7 lines), Octave (8 lines).
    Elements of Poetry
     Rhyme: A poem may or may not have a rhyme.
    When you write poetry that has rhyme, it means
    that the last words or sounds of the lines match with
    each other in some form. Rhyme is basically similar
    sounding words like 'cat' and 'hat', 'close' and
    'shows', 'house' and 'mouse', etc. Free verse poetry,
    though, does not follow this system.
    Elements of Poetry
     Rhyme Scheme: As a continuation of rhyme, the rhyme
    scheme is also one of the basic elements of poetry. In
    simple words, it is defined as the pattern of rhyme.
    Either the last words of the first and second lines rhyme
    with each other, or the first and the third, second and
    the fourth and so on. It is denoted by alphabets like
    aabb (1st line rhyming with 2nd, 3rd with 4th); abab
    (1st with 3rd, 2nd with 4th); abba (1st with 4th, 2nd
    with 3rd), etc.
    Elements of Poetry

     Theme: This is what the poem is all about. The theme


    of the poem is the central idea that the poet wants
    to convey. It can be a story, or a thought, or a
    description of something or someone; anything that
    the poem is about.
    Elements of Poetry
     Symbolism: Often poems will convey ideas and
    thoughts using symbols. A symbol can stand for
    many things at one time and leads the reader out
    of a systematic and structured method of looking at
    things. Often a symbol used in the poem will be
    used to create such an effect.
    Elements of Poetry
     Imagery: Imagery is also one of the important
    elements of a poem. This device is used by the poet
    for readers to create an image in their imagination.
    Imagery appeals to all the five senses. For e.g.,
    when the poet describes, 'the flower is bright red',
    an image of a red flower is immediately created in
    the reader's mind.

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