Elements of Poetry

a row of one or more words in a poem

• couplet
• line
• stanza
• sentence

a group of lines in a poem

• couplet
• stanza
• verse
• line

a repeating arrangement of words or syllables in a poem

• chorus
• stanza
• verse
• pattern

how the poem rises and falls like "beats" in music

• verse

• line

• imagery

• rhythm

a word that ends in the same sound or almost the same sound as another word

• rhyme
• antonym
• metaphor
• synchronize

repeating the same word, group of words, or sentence

• rhythm

• duplication
• repetition
• stanza

description that uses the 5 senses

• imagery

• pattern

• repetition

• line

the person who writes a poem

• author
• lyricist
• novelist
• poet

the person speaking in a poem

• speaker
• character
• author
• narrator

How is prose different from poetry?

• Prose are written in sentences and paragraphs.

• Prose tell a story.

• Prose are written in lines and stanzas.

• Prose has a beginning, middle, and end.