Structural Elements of Poetry

line break

• where the line of the text ends
• a pattern created within a poem using a variety of sounds

meter

• when the last words in the lines of a poem have the same sound
• a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

rhyme

• when the last words in the lines of a poem have the same sound
• 1 line of a poem

rhythm

• lines grouped together like a paragraph
• a pattern created within a poem using a variety of sounds

stanza

• lines grouped together like a paragraph
• where the line of the text ends

verse

• 1 line of a poem
• when the last words in the lines of a poem have the same sound