Unit 8: Poetry & Drama (Part 1) Poetry Structures & Elements

Complexity and diversity

Silence and solitude

Chaos and noise

Rhythm and repetition

Repetition of similar consonant sounds

A poetic form

A type of rhyme

Repetition of similar vowel sounds

Learning when to repeat and when to innovate

Writing as much poetry as possible in his/her lifetime

Avoiding all repetition in poetry

Following strict rules of rhyme

A group of verses arranged into a unit, often repeated in the same pattern.

A line in a rhyming poem.

A free form poem with no official structure.

A line containing figurative language.

They describe the pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem.

They are usually described using letters of the alphabet.

They require every line to rhyme with the next one.

They help create structure and musicality in poems.

The social environment of the time

The number of famous poems written by the poet

The political environment of the time

The cultural environment of the time

A reference made to a specific time, place, person, or event.

An example ore reference to a myth or character in a myth.

An example or reference to a piece of literature in specific cultures or countries.

An example ore reference to the Bible or other religious text.

Religious

literature or mythological

Historical

Magical

Historical

Religious

Mythological

Literature