Pictspiration! Try Photo-Inspired Poetry
Write A Poem Inspired By A Picture
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Look through your phone, a magazine, or a website to find a pi...
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Her Smile (Pantoum)
in Abuse Poems
Her smile was visible to all,
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Showing a dark secret
From an inescapable memory
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Repetition In Poetry
Repetition In Poetry - Examples Of Poems With RepetitionRepetition In Poetry
Repetition is a poetic technique used to draw a person's attention to a certain idea. Think about school. If a teacher wants to get her point across, is she going to say it once? No. She is going to repeat it multipl...
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Stanzas - Couplet, Tercet And Quatrain
Stanzas - Examples Of Couplets, Tercets And QuatrainsJust like other forms of writing, poetry needs to be organized. Stanzas provide a structure for that organization. Each stanza is made up of a varying number of lines, just like paragraphs are made up of sentences. Each line can be a phrase or com...
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Similes And Metaphors In Poetry
Poems With Metaphors And Similes - Difference, Examples And DefinitionsDo you want to make the descriptions in your writing stronger?
Do you want people to connect your words with other experiences in their lives?
Using similes or metaphors is a great way to add explanations to your writing. Both similes and meta... -
Five Senses In Poetry
Taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing.
Your five basic senses help you take in information from the world around you. These senses are also a powerful tool to use when you're writing. They help convey a message to readers by providing a ...
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Common Poetic Forms
15 Common Poetry Forms - Examples, PDF TemplatesSome people look at poetry as something they could never write. They think it’s too overwhelming to capture thoughts in concise lines, so they shy away from it, but there is a poetry form for everyone.
There are forms that don’t worry ab...
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Structure In Poetry
Structure: Definition And Examples Of Structure In Poetry
What is structure in a poem?
The structure of a poem refers to the way it is presented to the reader. This could include technical thing...
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Free Verse Poems
Definition Of Free Verse Poems With ExamplesWhat is a free verse poem?
Free verse poems do not follow any rules. Their creation is completely in the hands of the author. The author chooses how to use techniques such as rhyming, syllable count, stanzas, line length, etc. Some of th...
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Narrative Poems
Narrative Poems - Definition And ExamplesWhat is a Narrative Poem?
A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem.
- It has a beginning, middle, and end.
- There is a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot.
- It may or may not...