POETRY

Elements of Poetry1.Denotation/Connotation.

Denotation is the actual meaning of a word derived from the dictionary. The word "home" for instance, by denotation means a place where one lives. Connotation is the related or allied meanings of word.

Elements of Poetry2. Imagery. this may be defined as the

representation of sense experience through language.

Elements of Poetry3.Figurative Language. the most commonly used

and the most important of the figurative language are the simile and the metaphor.

Elements of Poetry4. Rhythm and Meter. Our appreciation of rhythm and Meter is rooted

even deeper in us than our love for musical repetition. Rhythm is a part of our lives as there is rhythm in the way we walk, the way we talk, the way we swim and other similar activities. Meter, in language, is the accents that are so arranged as to occur at apparently equal intervals of time. Metrical language is called verse.

• Out of the night that covers me.

Elements of Poetry5. Meaning and Idea. The meaning of a poem

is the experience it expresses. The total meaning is the idea in a poem which is only a part of the total experienced it communicates. Prose meaning does not necessarily have to be an idea itself.