Literary Elements in Poetry
What are literary
elements? Literary elements are
the devices or tools that a poet uses to create a captivating poem. The literary
elements are used across the written art such as poetry, drama, plays or
novels. The presence of literary elements distinguishes a literary piece from
the day-to-day kind of writing. How can you carefully
study a poem? As we have already
mentioned, poetry makes use of literary elements. The presence of literary
elements makes poetry to be a special kind of writing. To achieve this special
level of writing, the poet uses language in a special way that is different
from the ‘normal’ language use. What kind of language is used in poetry? To distinguish poetry
from other types of writing, poets uniquely use language. The unique use
of language in poetry is achieved through the following means: Use of diction . The
use of diction in poetry is the poet’s use of distinct vocabulary and style
while expressing his/her thoughts in a poem. The poet makes very deliberate
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