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# Poetry Patterns **Form types** (selection guide): - Sonnet: 14 lines, iambic pentameter, Petrarchan (ABBAABBA CDECDE) or Shakespearean (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG) - Haiku: 5-7-5 syllables, seasonal reference (kigo), cutting word (kireji) - Free verse: No fixed meter/rhyme, natural speech rhythm, enjambment as tool - Villanelle: 19 lines, 2 refrains, ABA tercets + ABAA quatrain - Ghazal: 5-15 couplets, radif (refrain), matla (opening couplet both lines rhyme) - Prose poem: Prose paragraph with poetic density, no line breaks **Stanza as unit**: Stanza = one breath, one image, one turn. White space between stanzas = pause (comparable to scene break in fiction). Couplets (2 lines), tercets (3), quatrains (4), sestets (6), octave (8). **Meter and rhythm**: Iambic (da-DUM), trochaic (DUM-da), dactylic (DUM-da-da), anapestic (da-da-DUM). Meter creates mood: iambic = steady/contemplative, trochaic = urgent/chanted, dactylic = flowing/lyrical. Free verse: stress patterns still matter — read aloud to test. **Imagery systems**: Core image per poem. Sensory hierarchy: visual > tactile > auditory > olfactory > gustatory. Extended metaphor (conceit): one metaphor sustained across entire poem. Image cluster: related images building a field of meaning. **Line breaks**: Enjambment (thought continues across line) creates tension/speed. End-stopped (thought completes at line) creates pause/emphasis. Line = unit of attention. Short lines = intensity, long lines = expansiveness. **Collection arch