3. Poetry can be defined as 'literature in a
metrical form' or 'a composition forming
rhythmic lines'. In short, a poem is
something that follows a particular flow
of rhythm and meter.
4. A literature in which 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.
5. 1. Rhythm - the music made by the
statements of the poem, which includes
the syllables in the lines.
2. Meter - basic structural make-up of the
poem.
6. 3. Stanza - 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).
7. 4. Rhyme – it means that the last words or
sounds of the lines match with each other in
some form.
5. Rhyme Scheme - 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.
8. 6. Figurative Language – these are the
words added to the poem to make it
more meaningful.
7. Theme - is the central idea that the poet
wants to convey.
8. Symbolism - poems will convey ideas
and thoughts using symbols.
9. Imagery - is used by the poet for readers
to create an image in their imagination.
Imagery appeals to all the five senses.
