Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
A poem is a genre (or type) of literature. Usually, a poem uses a lot of figurative language and has a song-like quality.
These are the elements and types of poetry:
Elements of Poetry:
Rhyme scheme: the pattern in which the end-rhymes of different lines in the poem match
Rhythm: the beat of the poem created by the use of strong and weak syllables, you can clap to the rhythm of the poem
Meter: the pattern and the number of strong and weak syllables that create the rhythm of a poem
Types of Poetry:
Ballad
A long poem that uses simple language. Often, a word or a phrase is repeated in each stanza.
Example: "The Ballad of the Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde
Epic
A long poem about a hero and his or her heroics, often a long journey.
Example: "The Odyssey" by Homer
Free Verse
A poem that does not use a fixed rhyme scheme (or rhymes at all) and is not written using a meter.
Example: "Keeping Things Whole" by Mark Strand
Lyrical Poem
A poem that uses a rhyme scheme and is usually written in a meter. Most lyrical poems are written to share the author's thoughts or feelings.
Example: "I am Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson
Sonnet
A lyrical poem that has a fixed meter, number of lines, and a rhyme scheme.
Example: the Shakespearean sonnet "Sonnet Number 18" has 14 lines
6th Grade Reading - Structural Elements Lesson