ELements of Poetry

1. Elements of Specific
Forms
CREATIVE WRITING
Conventional Forms

2. Contents
● TANAGA
● DIONA
● HAIKU
● SONNET

3. Coventional
Forms
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4. There are several
commonly known forms
of conventional poetry
that have their own
rules regarding stanza,
length, any meter, or
rhyme patterns.

5. 1. SONNETS
 Is a fixed verse containing 14 lines
in iambic pentameter.
 It is originated in Italy with the
earliest sonnets written by Giacomo
da Lentini who lived from 1188 –
1240.

6. 1. SONNETS
 Sonnet, from the Italian word sonetto
(little song) is a lyrical poem that often
has a theme related to Love.
 This poem is a typical Italian or
Petrarchan style sonnet written in
iambic pentameter. (10 syllables per
line with five pairs of unstressed and
stressed syllables)

7. EXAMPLES
I LOVE..|..thee TO..|..the DEPTH..|..and
BREADTH..|..and HEIGHT
My SOUL..|..can REACH,..|..when FEEL..|..ing
OUT..|..of SIGHT
( Lines 2&3 ).
It has 14 lines and a rhyme scheme of two
quatrains and two tercets, ABBA ABBA CDC
DCD.

8. Sonnets have 2
variations:

9. A. Petrarchan Sonnet
• It contains 14 lines of iambic pentameter.
• These lines are divided into two: the first is octave,
and the final six lines or sestet.
• ABBA ABBA – octave involves two rhymes
scheme.
• Two or three rhyme patterns – CDECDE &
CDCDCD (Sestet)
• Example: Sonnet 23 (Elizabeth Barrett

10. EXAMPLE

11. B. Shakesperean Sonnet
• Also known as “English Sonnet”
• 14 lines, these line are divided into 4
lines or quatrains and the final two lines
or couplet.
• The quatrains have a rhymes scheme of
ABAB CDCD EFEF with the final couplet
rhyming GG

12. EXAMPLE

13. 2. HAIKU
 Traditional Japanese poetic form
with a three line poem
5 – 7 – 5 syllables count
 Frequently uses images in nature
and conveys in one moment of time
and illumination about life and the

14. 2. HAIKU
 A Japanese poetic form that
consists of three lines, with five
syllables in the first line, seven in
the second, and five in the third.

15. 2. HAIKU

16. EXAMPLE

17. BASIC ELEMENTS
OF POETRY

18. Meter
It is the rhythmic structure
within a poem and is dictated
by the number of syllables and
the pattern in which these
syllables are emphasized.

20. Rhyme
Rhyme is created when the last one
or more syllables within separate
words match. A poem is considered
to rhyme when the last words of the
lines within the verse share this
relationship.

22. Scheme
It refers to the rhyming pattern within a
verse of poetry. The scheme could
contain words that rhyme at each of every
line throughout the stanza, or alternating
lines, or in couplets. We often signify the
rhyme scheme using an arrangement of
letters.

24. Verse (Taludtod)
The verse of the poem is a
way to describe the
relationship between rhyme
and meter in a poem.

25. Stanza (saknong)
A stanza is a group of lines
within the verse of a poem. They
are separated from other stanzas
within the poem through the use
of a break or a blank line.

27. Free Verse
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28. What is a Free Verse Poem?
It has no defined meter, no consistent
rhyme scheme, and no specified length or
formal requirements. A free verse poem,
also known as a vers libre, is a poem that
lacks all of the above. It has no defined
meter, no consistent rhyme scheme, and no
specified length or formal requirements.

29. Line Break
A line break is the termination of the
line of a poem and the beginning of a
new line. The process of arranging
words using lines and line breaks is
known as lineation, and is one of the
defining features of poetry.

31. Enjambments
The definition of “enjambment” in French is
“to step over.” In poetry, this means that a
thought “steps over” the end of a line and
into the beginning of the next line, with no
punctuation, so that the reader must read
through the line break quickly to reach the
conclusion of the thought.

32. Enjambments
A poetic term for the continuation of a
sentence or phrase from one line of
poetry to the next. An enjambed line
typically lacks punctuation at its line
break, so the reader is carried smoothly
and swiftly—without interruption—to the
next line of the poem.

34. Metaphor
Metaphor is a common poetic
device where an object in, or the
subject of, a poem is described as
being the same as another
otherwise unrelated object.

38. “This is a quote, words full of
wisdom that someone important
said and that can inspire the
reader.”
—Someone Famous

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