Elements of Poetry

The shape or structure of a poem; the way it looks on a page

• Lines

• Stanza

• Form

• Word Position

The distinctive way that a poet uses language, including word choice, line length, figurative language. and imagery.

• Style

• Speaker

• Rhyme

• Stress

The arrangement of words; lines may or may not be sentences

• Stanzas

• Style

• Repetition

• Lines

A grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from other stanzas by a blank line or indentation.

• Form

• Stress

• Word Position

• Stanza

The way the words are organized in each line is intentional and is placed to help enhance meaning.

• Word Position

• Repetition

• Stress

• Rhyme

The repeating of a word, sounds, or phrases to add rhythm or to focus an idea

• Stress

• Form

• Rhyme

• Repetition

The prominence or emphasis given to particular syllables.

• Rhyme

• Stress

• Line

• Speaker

The imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem. The character telling the poem; is often not identified.

• Stress

• Stanza

• Speaker

• Word Position

The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. They have the same sound.

• Repetition

• Form

• Stress

• Rhyme