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- For the American journal, see Poetry (magazine).
Poetry is an art form in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to or instead of its ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long history, and early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the various uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.Aristotle's Poetics, Heath (ed) (1997), further discussed below. Later attempts focused on the deliberate use of features such as repetition and rhyme and the emphasis on aesthetics to distinguish poetry from prose.See, for example, Kant's Critique of Judgment, discussed below. Contemporary poets, such as Dylan Thomas, often identify poetry not as a literary genre within a set of genres, but as a fundamental creative act using language.Dylan Thomas, Quite Early One Morning, discussed below.
Poetry often uses condensed forms and conventions to reinforce or expand the meaning of the underlying words or to invoke emotional or sensual experiences in the reader, as well as using devices such as assonance, alliteration and rhythm to achieve musical or incantatory effects. Poetry's use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations.
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(testing) glimpse of fog/ near my window pane/ slowly converts into dew #haiku #poetry
writomaniac (Priyanka Bhowmick) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:37:14 -0000
(testing) glimpse of fog/ near my window pane/ slowly converts into dew #haiku #poetry
yuleshootyoureyeout: HA! i wish. no it is the poetry that is AFI http://tumblr.com/xhg5b6t70
scareyfrekles (Shovon Havok) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:35:52 -0000
yuleshootyoureyeout: HA! i wish. no it is the poetry that is AFI http://tumblr.com/xhg5b6t70
RT @KayArhEyeEss: Musiq hits the spot...I'm inspired...lets go bberry memo pad...<- mine is FULL!!! #poetry
vito_fiasco (Vinese Gentry) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:35:31 -0000
RT @KayArhEyeEss: Musiq hits the spot...I'm inspired...lets go bberry memo pad...<- mine is FULL!!! #poetry
digging into poetry, reading sonnets and their pretty hard to do
nengyboo (romela deguzman) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:34:59 -0000
digging into poetry, reading sonnets and their pretty hard to do
'Essence of Nectar' poetry inspired by Princess @PriyankaChopra (poem # 62 of 114) Imagination By Mohammad L (cont) http://tl.gd/2rpk7
Last_Clarion (Mohammad ) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:34:33 -0000
'Essence of Nectar' poetry inspired by Princess @PriyankaChopra (poem # 62 of 114) Imagination By Mohammad L (cont) http://tl.gd/2rpk7
⬠'Poetry In Motion' - Johnny Tillotson ⪠http://twitpic.com/x0rjb
nenichi (ãã¿ã¾ã ãããã¡) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:34:14 -0000
♬ 'Poetry In Motion' - Johnny Tillotson ♪ http://twitpic.com/x0rjb
6wishape - Colorful shaped poems by 6th graders at an international school in Italy.
Glossary of Poetic Devices - Dictionary of terms that are used to describe features of a poem.
Glossary of Poetic Terms - A dictionary explaining the different types and features of poems.
Meta Description: [ A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions,
cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation
guides and numerous examples. ]
In the Moonlight a Worm - A step by step guide to writing haiku, with examples and detailed explanations of the meaning of this type of verse.
Meta Description: [ A teaching aid and self study unit for people interested in creative writing and learning the art of haiku ]
Poetry Workshop Pages - Tools and information to inspire and equip young poets to be better and more thoughtful writers.
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky - Online workshop with the popular children's poet includes tips, writing exercises, revision guidelines, and a place to publish online.
Meta Description: [ Study the genre of poetry by taking part in step-by-step workshops with three of your favorite authors. Then have your work published online in our Scholastic archive! Help your students poetry thrive with our teacher's guide! ]
Rhyme Zone - Online search engine rhyming database. Plug in a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme.
Meta Description: [ A language arts reference tool and comprehensive search engine for words. Includes the functions of a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and spelling checker, as well as an integrated full-text search engine for all of Shakespeare's works and thousands of quotations and poems. ]
Writing Poetry: A Beginner’s Guide - About.com article covering the elements of poetic composition, what to write about, and exercises for getting started. Includes sections on diction, rhyme, free verse, and concrete poetry.
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