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    Definition of Poetry

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    Poetry is a form of literature that uses various techniques like metaphor, simile, and onomatopoeia to express emotions through language. Poetry distinguishes itself from prose through use of meter, rhyme, imagery, and word association. Different types of poetry employ different structures and techniques, like rhyme schemes in nursery rhymes or use of sound techniques like alliteration. The structure of a poem can vary and includes elements like lines, couplets, stanzas, and visual composition. There are many genres of poetry defined by their unique characteristics.

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    Poetry is a form of literature that uses various techniques like metaphor, simile, and onomatopoeia to express emotions through language. Poetry distinguishes itself from prose through use of meter, rhyme, imagery, and word association. Different types of poetry employ different structures and techniques, like rhyme schemes in nursery rhymes or use of sound techniques like alliteration. The structure of a poem can vary and includes elements like lines, couplets, stanzas, and visual composition. There are many genres of poetry defined by their unique characteristics.

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    Poetry is a form of literature that uses various techniques like metaphor, simile, and onomatopoeia to express emotions through language. Poetry distinguishes itself from prose through use of meter, rhyme, imagery, and word association. Different types of poetry employ different structures and techniques, like rhyme schemes in nursery rhymes or use of sound techniques like alliteration. The structure of a poem can vary and includes elements like lines, couplets, stanzas, and visual composition. There are many genres of poetry defined by their unique characteristics.

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    Definition of Poetry

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    Poetry is a form of literature that uses various techniques like metaphor, simile, and onomatopoeia to express emotions through language. Poetry distinguishes itself from prose through use of meter, rhyme, imagery, and word association. Different types of poetry employ different structures and techniques, like rhyme schemes in nursery rhymes or use of sound techniques like alliteration. The structure of a poem can vary and includes elements like lines, couplets, stanzas, and visual composition. There are many genres of poetry defined by their unique characteristics.

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    Definition of Poetry Poetry is piece of literature written by a poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed

    by the use of variety of different techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia which are explained in the above definitions and different examples. The emphasis on the aesthetics of language and the use of different techniques such as repetition, meter and rhyme are what are commonly used to distinguish poetry from prose and explained in the above examples. Prose can be defined as ordinary speech or writing without any metrical structure. poems often make heavy use of imagery and word association to quickly convey emotions. Poetry in English and other modern European languages often use different rhyme schemes and these technique is most often seen in children's poems such as Nursery Rhymes making them easy to remember. Other examples of different types of poetry which use rhyme are limericks. Poets make use of sound in different types of poetry by employing different kinds of techniques called Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance and Euphony all of which are explained in the above examples of different types of poetry. The Structure of Poetry The structure used in poems varies with different types of poetry. The structural elements include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza. Poets combine the use of language and a specific structure to create imaginative and expressive work. The structure used in some Poetry types are also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem. The structure of many different types of poetry result in groups of lines on the page which enhance the poem's composition. Definitions of different Types of Poetry There are many different types of poetry and poems. All of the lesser known types of poetry ( such as the Idyll, Senryu, Doggerel & Enjambment ) as well as the main types of poetry and poems ( such as the sonnet, Ballad, Limericks and Rhymes ) have been included in this website together with different examples. How do you define a Sonnet or Blank Verse? Each page has a definition of the genre together with the meaning, samples, examples and the rules of all different kinds and types of Poetry and poems. A helpful educational resource for those taking an English test in the fifth grade or a University student studying English and American Literature. The definitions will also provide a variety of different literary terms which can be used for reference as a glossary of literary terms or a dictionary specialising in different types and examples of poems, poetry and literary terms.

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