Elements of Poetry - Grade 10

The word choice, or the type of language an author uses.

• figurative language

• grammar

• diction

• mood

Expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effect that are not literally true but that express some truth beyond the literal level.

• Atmosphere

• Figurative Language

• tone

• Purpose

A system of language rules used to form sentences in speech or writing.

• Grammar

• Mood

• Line

• Meter

A string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence or phrase

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Style

• Line

A regular pattern which it gives a line of poetry a predictable rhythm.

• Poetic form

• Meter

• Stanza

• Rhyme

The repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem

• Syntax

• Stanza

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

The basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines

• Stanza

• Syntax

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Word order, or the way in which the elements of language (words, phrases, clauses, etc.) are arranged to create well-formed sentences

• Symbol

• Meter

• Syntax

• Tone

The particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem

• Meter

• Poetic Form

• Hyperbole

• Theme

The pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

• Rhythm

• Stanza

• Hyperbole

• Mood