Graphical Elements of Poetry

Question 1

Punctuation

Answer 1

helps poet generate or change pace in a line or more. It can help bundle or separate units of meaning. Poets can work with or against conventions of written language.

Question 2

Capitalization

Answer 2

Capitalizing the first word in a line is one of the traditional tools of poetry writing, and using or not using it is a decision that a poet should make after some consideration.

Question 3

Lining

Answer 3

Where the poet DECIDES to stop one line and begin another. This affects how a poem is read.

Question 4

Stanzas

Answer 4

A grouping of related lines and the spaces between groups.