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What is the structure and style of a poem?

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The structure of a poem or a play is the term for the way that all formal elements of a work come together in a single piece of literature. Examples of structure in poetry include: Meter and rhythm, which create a regular beat. Rhyme scheme, which uses rhyming words to create emphasis.

The way the poet has organised the poem on the page eg number of stanzas, lines per stanza, breaks in between lines and stanzas.
Rhyme, rhythm, meter The poem may have a rhyme scheme and/or a noticeable rhythm in each line.
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Poems can be structured, with rhyming lines and meter, the rhythm and emphasis of a line based on syllabic beats. Poems can also be freeform, which follows no formal structure. The basic building block of a poem is a verse known as a stanza

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