Camille Quamina The Verse Line Line break or line turn determined by grammar or syntax eg breaking the line after clauses Endstopped line ends with a punctuation device Runon lineenjambment no acknowledged pause at end of line because the logic or grammatical sense of the line carrie ID: 748167
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Elements of Poetry
p
repared by
Camille
QuaminaSlide2
The Verse Line
Line break or line turn: determined by grammar or syntax e.g. breaking the line after clauses
End-stopped: line ends with a punctuation device
Run-on line/enjambment: no acknowledged pause at end of line because the logic or grammatical sense of the line carries over to the next
Pulls: the force or speed with which the eye and voice moves across a line-break to complete an idea or thought
Caesura: pronounced pause that occurs anywhere within a line, usually in the middleSlide3
Subject and Theme
Subject refers to the what or who of the work. It involves what is being done, said, referred to, argued, expressed, and worked out regarding a person, place, thing or idea
Theme refers to the overall idea behind the work. It includes the message the poet wants to communicate based on his/her treatment (depiction and presentation) of the subject matterSlide4
Tone, Mood And Perspective
All create an emotional effect or meaning
Tone refers to the writer’s attitude towards the subject matter or reader
It is conveyed through the persona’s tone of voice
Mood is the emotional impression surrounding the work and has a definite impact. There is an expected outcome
Tools used are rhythm, rhyme, music, assonance, dissonance & figurative language (emotive words, graphic visual and aural imagery etc.)
Points of View refers to the speaking voice or persona: 1
st
person, 2
nd
person and 3
rd
personSlide5
Poetic Language and Rhythm
Diction or choice of poetic language refers to the words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning in the poem.
Consider formal and informal use of language
Syntax or the way words are structured in a sentence
Violations of conventional language i.e. poetic
liscense
and inversionsSlide6
Rhythm or Meter
All speech utterances have a rhythm associated with them, whether song, chant, rap or ordinary speech
Rhythm is one of two features credited for making a poetic line memorable, the other is rhyme
Rhythm
or Meter speaks to sound patterns created by
stressed and unstressed syllables
i.e. monosyllabic and polysyllabic words
Scaning
/scansionSlide7
Let Me Stress You Out With Rhythmic Patterns
As we pronounce words in speaking or reading, we place a greater stress on some syllables more than others
Where the stress falls on the 1
st
syllable in a two syllable word the sound pattern is called trochee, adjective trochaic
Stress falls on the 2
nd
syllable in a two syllable word is called iamb, adjective iambic
Both syllables equally stressed forms a pattern called spondee, adjective spondaic
These are double meter patternsSlide8
Ms. is Stressing Me O
ut!
Where the stress falls in the first and third syllables while the third is unstressed is called dactyl, adjective dactylic
Stress on the third and little on the first and second, pattern is called anapest, adjective anapestic
These are referred to as
trimeter
or
trisyllabic
rhythmSlide9
Work Cited
McDermott
, Harold.
CAPE Literatures in English Poetry Module
. Port of Spain: Caribbean Educational Publishers. 2013. Print.