ELEMENTS OF POETRY

Rhyming verse
Blank verse (has rhythm， usually iambic pentameter， but has no rhyme)
Free verse (has no regular rhythm or rhyme )
B。 Rhythm

Poetic foot (a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables)
anapest (~~/ ) iamb ( ~/) spondee (//)
dactyl ( /~~) trochee ( /~ )

Meter (the number of poetic feet in a line of poetry)
dipody (2 feet) triameter (3 feet)
tetrameter (4 feet) pentameter (5 feet)

C。 Imagery - word pictures created by the use of figurative language

simile - an expressed comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as' Example:

eyes twinkle like stars。
as loud as the roaring sea

metaphor - an implied comparison between two different things; identifying a person or object as the thing to which it is being compared。 Example:

"It is the East and Juliet is the sun。"
tossed on the sea of life

D。 Symbolism - use of one idea or object to represent another or an aspect of life。 Example:

light often symbolizes knowledge or wisdom
darkness often symbolizes ignorance or despair

E。 Contrast - showing the differences between two things

F。 Comparison - showing the likeness between two things