The parts of a poem

Ther are lots of components that make a poem a poem. Here is one way of thinking about the parts of a poem:

The Interior of a Poem - what comes from the writer of the poem

Texture - the materials of a poem
Structure - the organization of the materials; the architecture
Form - the final arrangement; the complete execution

Texture (Structure + Form) = Interior of a poem

The exterior of a poem - what comes from the poem being read

Substance - what the poem is
Function - how a poem works as art
Spirit - why the poem exists

Substance + Function + Spirit = Exterior of a poem

And throughout the whole poem, both the exterior and the interior is...

Energy - the most difficult thing to examine in a poem, but the thing that makes it successful; voice, distinction, authenticity, confidence, surprise.

Energy is often the thing that gets lost when we only look at one part or another and do not keep in mind the whole.