This document discusses different elements and types of poetry. It defines key poetic elements like stanza, rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration. It also describes different types of stanzas and rhyme schemes. Additionally, it outlines various forms of poetry like lyric, elegy, epic, sonnet, satire, and discusses modern adaptations of traditional South African poetry like izibongo. The document provides examples to illustrate different poetic techniques and forms.
16. I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
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