The document defines poetry as a writing form focused on beauty and sound, structured in short lines. It outlines key elements of poetry, including lines, stanzas, rhythm, meter, rhyme, and rhyme schemes, with examples provided for each. The explanation emphasizes the importance of both the aesthetic and structural aspects in understanding poetry.

1. POETRY

2. POEM
It is a piece of writing which the
word are chosen for their
beauty and sound and are
carefully arranged, often in
short lines.

3. ELEMENTS OF
POETRY

4. 1. LINE
A line is a unit of language into which a poem is
divided.
Example:
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

5. 2. STANZA
A stanza is used to describe the main building block of
a poem. It is a unit of poetry composed of line that
relate to a similar thought or topic – like a paragraph
in prose or a verse in a song.
Example:
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

6. 3. RHYTHM
It can be described as the beat and pace of a
poem.
The best method in understanding this is to read
a poem aloud and understand the stressed
and unstressed syllables.

7. 4. METER
It is a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the
beats. It is also called the foot.
Poetic rhythms are measured in metrical feet.
Example:
A line of a poem with 10 syllables
(stressed and unstressed pattern) = Pentameter
(5 metrical feet)

8. 5. RHYME
It is the repetition 0f identical or similar
concluding syllables in different words.
FREE VERSE – Poems without rhyme

9. 6. RHYME SCHEME
The pattern of rhyme at the end of
each is called the rhyme scheme.
Examples ABAB