Writing Poetry

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Writing PoetryValeria Rodriguez

Writing Poetry - The Aims
Writing Poetry is a wonderful outlet for expressing ideas. Poetry can be used to convey ideas, information andfeelings but, above all, it is a great means of entertainment. The elements to include are imagination and imagery and conveying these ideas by writing poetry which makes good use of rhythm, rhyme, toneand using the English language and its various means to enhance your work. The two most popular devices to enable you to do this when writing poetry is the use of metaphors (A figure of speech in whichtwo things are compared like "the world's a stage") and Similes (A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as.") The use of such devices when writing poetry allowsthe writer the broaden the images and meanings of everyday terms so that they take on a new dimension.

Writing Poetry - The different terms
There are many different terms used in the Englishlanguage which help when constructing poetry - in a similar way to which the use of metaphors and similes were explained above. If you want to enhance the content when you write poetry then familiarizeyourself with the terms. At the very least you will most certainly increase your knowledge and vocabulary! Click on the appropriate link for loads more information about literary terms

Writing poetry- The different forms of poetry
We have already considered a limerick as one form of poetry but there are many other forms to consider such as ballads, sonnets, odes, epitaphs, elegies and manymore. What do they all mean and what are the differences in these various forms? Find out by clicking on the appropriate link for loads more information about these particular forms of poetry....