What is a poetic element?

Answer 1

Symbolism-The use of one object to represent or suggest another object or an idea.

a) The hodge porridge of their country lust... This use of symbolism is explaining the life of a country woman and a country man; the two-lovers. Their life is very simple and somewhat poor. It's not very luxurious.

b) They lie each in separate dreams... That phrase is showing how the woman is thinking what life could be like if the man and the woman each went on their separate ways, for they don't have anything in common. They don't really want to be together anymore. Simile-Two unlike things compared using "like" or "as," implying only one similar quality.

a) acres look like a sprouting broom factory... Their farm is infested with weeds and is not well-kept. This is also a resemblence of their life together, in a way that says the man and the woman have many problems in their marriage, and they do not take the time to work out. If you let a few weeds grow, a whole garden of them sprouts out.

b) touch of him like a heavy god grown light... The man treats his wife like she is just a play toy, and she is not a friend. The wife would want this situation to be different and actually have a friend in her husband, but she'll never say anything because she is afraid of being alone. His touch, though, is like a heavy god grown light in that he is good in bed. Alliteration-The repetition of similar speech sounds in closely associated words or syllables.

a) Brief bright bridge-In context of this poem, this refers to the few moments when they are happy together (in bed). Personification-Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or non-human creatures.

a) the sweat of the house they keep... This is referring to the parts of each other the man and the woman keep once they go their separate ways.

Answer 2

There are many elements of a poem you can consider. Here are some examples: DRAMATIC MONOLGUE: means it's in the first person ENJAMBERMENT: when there is no punctuation at the end of every line / can be most. This can make the reader feel as if it is a continuous event. Ballad: continuous pattern of beats : 3 unstressed, 3 again, then 4 and finally 3 for example. CATHARSIS: releasing your feelings artistically (through writing a poem) ASSONANCE: Alliteration of vowel sounds IAMBIC PENTAMETER: each line contains 10-12 syllables, 5 unstressed and 5 stressed usually. this can give the poem 'age' as Shakespeare wrote in IAMBIC PENTAMETER. COLOQUIALISMS: use of everyday conversation language, usually contains slang. MAGIC THREE / USE OF THREE: creates pace and emphasises a certain point. RHYME: what rhyming scheme does it use? does it create pace? is it irregular or regular? Why? CAESURA: The use of a high number of commas in a line...think about why they are used there? if it is after every word maybe to emphasise each word? There are many many more but below are the main ones you should think about: PURPOSE: why was this poem written? CONTENT: analyze the poem from title to peot's name at the bottom. Is there any literary devices used such as the title is a metaphor, etc. CONTEXT: history of the poem, when written, during when...how does this reflect what the poem is about? TONE OF VOICE / LANGUAGE: how does the language used create a certain mood or atmosphere when reading it and what mood / emotion does it reflect of the narrative? STRUCTURE: is it one stanza? 2? 3? why is it like that? is it showing different stages of life, day or an event? THEMES: is it about love, romance, racism, murder...? can you identify in the poem where the themes are more explicit? LANGUAGE: is there use of similies, metaphors, personification, caesura, coloqualisms, repetition, use of three? POINT OF VIEW: is it written in the point of viw of someone else? or is the point of view of the poet? what is the poets point of view? why? what effect does this point of view have on the reader? Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Poetry is the conscious use of language to express things in a particularly beautiful or powerful way. It includes attention to rhythms, rhyme, and assonance, and the use of figurative language;. This kind of language can be found anywhere, even in prosaic writing, and if so, that writing contains a poetic element.

Answer 4

A sentence, utterance or speech which is uncommon in usual human conversations or writings, which is not weighted with the crudeness of human speech and which carry the loftiness of poetry are denoted with the words 'poetic phrases.'

Answer 5

repition ryhme metaphor simile hyperbole personification

Answer 6

Plot, rhythm, meter and form are all key elements of poetry. Rhyme as well as title also play an important part.

Answer 7

The elements of a poem are as follows:

Rhythm, meter, rhyme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, theme, and symbolism.

Answer 8

Words that were already written somewhere else