Poetry

Poetry

- is the art of expressing one's thoughts in verse.

- it is meant to be read aloud.

- poetry arouses our emotions.

Lines - often organized in stanzas

- 1st line is single

- 2nd line is couplet

- 3rd line is tercet

- 4th line is quatrain

- 5th line is quinrain

- 6th line is setset

- 8th line is octet

Stanzas

- a group of lines.

- usually develops one idea.

- beginning of a new stanzas often signals.

Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme:

• Words rhyme when they have the same sound.
• Poems often use rhyme at the end of the line.
•  Poets add rhyme to add a musical sound to their poems.

Mood

- feeling that a poem creates in a reader.

- can be positive or negative.