This document discusses elements of poetry including voice, tone, diction, and dramatic monologue. It explains that voice refers to the speaker and tone in a poem, which is determined by language, meter, rhyme, and can be ironic if what is said differs from what is heard. Dramatic monologue is a type of voice that directly addresses another character, and characterization of the speaker provides clues to the reader. Diction refers to word choice, including denotation or dictionary meaning as well as connotation or implied meanings from context, and elision is the omission of unstressed vowels or syllables to preserve meter in a poem.

1. Elements of PoetryPart One: Voiceand Diction

2. Voice: Speaker & ToneWho is “speaking”?ToneAttitude implied toward the subjectDetermined by language, meter, rhyme, etc.Ironic toneDiscrepancy between what is said and what is heardWords conflict with each other

3. Dramatic MonologueType of voiceDirect address to another “character”Characterization of the speaker provides clues to the reader

4. DictionWord choiceDenotationDictionary meaningConnotationMeanings implied or applied by context and suggestionElisionOmission of an unstressed vowel or syllableDone to preserve meter“o’er” vs. “over”