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A pattern of rhymes at the end of each line.

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Rhyme: Why Eminem is one of the most impressive lyricists ever

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The use of the same letter in the start of two or more words.

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The imitation of a sound made into a formation of a word.

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The making of a indirect reference to something.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 - Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

ELA Standards: Literature

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)

ELA Standards: Language

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5a - Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5b - Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5a - Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5b - Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5a - Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5a - Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5a - Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5a - Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5a - Interpret figures of speech (e.g., hyperbole, paradox) in context and analyze their role in the text.

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Hyperbole Examples | Ereading Worksheets

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Free verse does not consist of meter patterns or rhymes.

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Free Verse Poems: No Rules

Free verse poems do not follow the rules, and have no rhyme or rhythm; but they are still an artistic expression. They are sometimes thought to be a modern form of poetry; but, the free verse types of poem have been around for hundreds of years.

Following are examples of free verse poems:

After the Sea-Ship by Walt Whitman

After the Sea-Ship-after the whistling winds;

After the white-gray sails, taut to their spars and ropes,

Below, a myriad, myriad waves, hastening, lifting up their necks,

Tending in ceaseless flow toward the track of the ship:

Waves of the ocean, bubbling and gurgling, blithely prying,

Waves, undulating waves-liquid, uneven, emulous waves,

Toward that whirling current, laughing and buoyant, with curves,

Where the great Vessel, sailing and tacking, displaced the surface;

Fog by Carl Sandburg

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

Free Verse by Robert Graves

I now delight

In spite

Of the might

And the right

Of classic tradition,

In writing

And reciting

Straight ahead,

Without let or omission,

Just any little rhyme

In any little time

That runs in my head;

Because, I've said,

My rhymes no longer shall stand arrayed

Like Prussian soldiers on parade

That march,

Stiff as starch,

Foot to foot,

Boot to boot,

Blade to blade,

Button to button,

Cheeks and chops and chins like mutton.

No! No!

My rhymes must go

Turn 'ee, twist 'ee,

Twinkling, frosty,

Will-o'-the-wisp-like, misty;

Feelings, Now by Katherine Foreman

Some kind of attraction that is neither

Animal, vegetable, nor mineral, a power not

Solar, fusion, or magnetic

And it is all in my head that

I could see into his

And find myself sitting there.

Washed Away by Katherine Foreman

Nothing's changed except me and the facts

And the sadness I didn't mean to start.

But it feels different now you've said

It's wrong, and I still can't see your point.

And I think as water runs over my hands that

That's really all there is or can be.

The gold is wearing off the infamous ring

And something wears away from around my heart.

After the Sea-Ship by Walt Whitman

After the Sea-Ship-after the whistling winds;

After the white-gray sails, taut to their spars and ropes,

Below, a myriad, myriad waves, hastening, lifting up their necks,

Tending in ceaseless flow toward the track of the ship.

Little Father by Li-Young Lee

I buried my father in my heart.

Now he grows in me, my strange son,

My little root who won't drink milk,

Little pale foot sunk in unheard-of night,

Little clock spring newly wet

In the fire, little grape, parent to the future

Wine, a son the fruit of his own son,

Little father I ransom with my life.

Winter Poem by Nikki Giovanni

once a snowflake fell

on my brow and i loved

it so much and i kissed

it and it was happy and called its cousins

and brothers and a web

of snow engulfed me then

i reached to love them all

and i squeezed them and they became

a spring rain and i stood perfectly

still and was a flower

Disappointments by Vivian Gilbert Zabel

Every life has a room

where memories are stored:

A box of special occasions here,

Shelves of shared laughter there.

But back in the shadows

Lurks a trunk locked tight,

Not to be opened and searched.

There hide disappointments

Which darken every heart.

Fantasy or Life by Vivian Gilbert Zabel

So often you say you love me,

Yet you seemingly don't know

I cannot live in fantasy's fog,

Always in the blurred drug of dreams.

I need the clear, crisp light

Found in reality's realm of day,

Not the darkness of mere existence.

Samson Agonistes by Milton

But patience is more oft the exercise

Of Saints, the trial of their fortitude,

Making them each his own Deliver,

And Victor over all

That tyranny or fortune can inflict.

Poetry Genres

Poetry can be classified into three types: lyric, narrative, and dramatic. An explanation and examples will be offered for each type.

Lyric Poetry

Lyric poetry deals with emotions and is written in a song-like way. Two types of lyric poetry are odes and sonnets.

Well-known authors of lyric poetry include:

Christine de Pizan

Teresa of Ávila

Antonio Machado

T. S. Eliot

Shakespeare

Sonnets fall into two types; the Italian sonnet and the English, or Shakespearian sonnet. Poets of the lyric style use words that express their feelings, perceptions, and moods.

An excerpt from Shakespeare's Sonnet Number 18 follows:

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer's lease hath all too short a date:"

Narrative Poetry

In narrative poetry a story is told about societies, cultures, and heroes. Epic poems are very long, many times covering years of events; and ballads are another type of narrative poem.

Authors of note include:

Geoffrey Chaucer

Edgar Allan Poe

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Here is an excerpt from Hiawatha by Longfellow:

"On the shore stood Hiawatha,

Turned and waved his hand at parting;

On the clear and luminous water

Launched his birch canoe for sailing,

From the pebbles of the margin

Shoved it forth into the water;

Whispered to it, "Westward! westward!"

And with speed it darted forward."

Dramatic Poetry

Dramatic poetry is written in verse and is usually meant to be recited. It tells a story or describes an event in a dramatic and interesting way.

Poets of note include:

Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Christopher Marlowe

Rudyard Kipling

Following is an excerpt from Kipling's The Law of the Jungle.

"Wash daily from nose-tip to tail-tip; drink deeply, but never too deep;And remember the night is for hunting, and forget not the day is for sleep.The Jackal may follow the Tiger, but, Cub, when thy whiskers are grown,Remember the Wolf is a Hunter -- go forth and get food of thine own.Keep peace withe Lords of the Jungle -- the Tiger, the Panther, and Bear.And trouble not Hathi the Silent, and mock not the Boar in his lair."

Free verse poems could be any of these types of poetry or even a combination of any of them.

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Cinquains are just five lines long. The first and last lines have just two syllables, while the middle lines have more. Making a diamond-like shape, similar to the poetic form called the diamante.

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Diamantes are seven lines long. The first and last lines have just one word, The second and sixth lines have two words, the third and fifth lines have three words, and the fourth line has four words. Making a diamond shape.

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Young Writers have promoted poetry and creative writing within schools and poetry competitions for the past 30 years.

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Concrete poetry, take on the shape of its subject.

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A haiku is an unrhymed three-line poem. The first and last lines with five syllables each, and the middle line with seven syllables.

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A haiku is traditionally a Japanese poem consisting of three short lines that do not rhyme. The origins of haiku poems can be traced back as far as the 9th century.

A haiku is considered to be more than a type of poem; it is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence. It should leave the reader with a strong feeling or impression. Take a look at the following examples of haiku poems to see what we mean.

History and Structure of Haiku Poems

A haiku consists of three lines, with the first and last lines having five "moras," and the middle line having seven (referred to as the 5-7-5 strucutre). A mora is a sound unit, much like a syllable, but is not identical to it. Since the moras do not translate well into English, the haiku has been adapted to where syllables are used as moras.

Haiku poems started out as a popular activity in the 9th-12th centuries in Japan called " tanka." A tanka was a progressive poem, where one person would write the first three lines with a 5-7-5 structure, and the next person would add a section with a 7-7 structure. The chain would continue in this fashion.

The first verse was called a "hokku" and set the mood for the rest of the verses. Sometimes there were hundreds of verses and authors of the hokku were often admired for their skill. In the 19th century, the hokku took on a life of its own and began to be written and read as an individual poem. The word haiku is derived from hokku.

Traditional Haiku

There were four master haiku poets from Japan, known as "the Great Four:" Matsuo Basho, Kobayashi Issa, Masaoka Shiki, and Yosa Buson. Their work is still the model for traditional haiku writing today. We have also included examples from Natsume Soseki here, a famed novelist and contemporary of Shiki, who also wrote haiku.

Reviewing examples of haiku poems is an excellent way to become familiar with this form of poetry and the sensory language it uses, and gain some inspiration.

Remember, in Japanese, there are five moras in the first and third line, and seven in the second, following the standard 5-7-5 structure of haiku. However, this rhythm is lost in translation, as not every English word has the same number of syllables, or moras, as its Japanese counterpart. For example, haiku has two syllables in English. In Japanese, it has three.

Matsuo Basho

Here are three examples of haiku poems from Basho Matsuo (1644-1694), considered the greatest haiku poet:

An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.

Autumn moonlight-
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.

In the twilight rain
these brilliant-hued hibiscus -
A lovely sunset.

Yosa Buson

Here are three examples of haiku poems from Yosa Buson (1716-1784), a haiku master poet and painter:

A summer river being crossed
how pleasing
with sandals in my hands!

Light of the moon
Moves west, flowers' shadows
Creep eastward.

In the moonlight,
The color and scent of the wisteria
Seems far away.

Kobayashi Issa

Here are three examples of haiku from Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828), a renowned haiku poet:

O snail
Climb Mount Fuji,
But slowly, slowly!

Trusting the Buddha, good and bad,
I bid farewell
To the departing year.

Everything I touch
with tenderness, alas,
pricks like a bramble.

Masaoka Shiki

Here are seven examples of haiku poems from Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), credited with reviving the haiku and developing its modern format:

I want to sleep
Swat the flies
Softly, please.

After killing
a spider, how lonely I feel
in the cold of night!

For love and for hate
I swat a fly and offer it
to an ant.

A mountain village
under the piled-up snow
the sound of water.

Night; and once again,
the while I wait for you, cold wind
turns into rain.

The summer river:
although there is a bridge, my horse
goes through the water.

A lightning flash:
between the forest trees
I have seen water.

Natsume Soseki

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was a widely respected novelist who also had many fairy tales and haiku published. Here are three of examples of his haiku:

The lamp once out
Cool stars enter
The window frame.

Plum flower temple:
Voices rise
From the foothills

The crow has flown away:
swaying in the evening sun,
a leafless tree.

Modern Haiku

Many modern western poets do not subscribe to the 5-7-5 pattern. The Academy of American Poets recognizes this evolution, but maintains that several core principles remain woven into the tapestry of modern haiku. That is, a haiku still focuses on one brief moment in time, employs provocative, colorful imagery, and provides a sudden moment of illumination.

Here are seven examples of 20th century haiku poems:

The Evolution of Haiku Poems

Isn't it wonderful to know that such a rich tradition has lasted the test of time? The evolution of haiku might be perceived as a natural process, like anything else in life, but a dedication to its authenticity has preserved its core principles.

While master poets in the 1800s, such as Issa, wrote their haiku in the traditional 5-7-5 pattern - if read in Japanese - the premise was still the same as it is today. These master poets contemplated small snippets of time, used imagery in their language, and sought out a sense of enlightenment in their prose.

More recently, poets like Jack Kerouac have paved the way for a freer rhythm in haiku. However, the same tiny moments in time are still captured in a very colorful and enlightened manner. A haiku remains reserved for those special moments in life when you want to examine the very nature of existence, from a church bell ringing out in the night to the staggering moment you realize he loves you.

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A haiku is traditionally a Japanese poem consisting of three short lines that do not rhyme. The origins of haiku poems can be traced back as far as the 9th century. A haiku is considered to be more than a type of poem; it is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence.

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Narrative poems are poems that tell a story. The entire story is usually written in metred verse.

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The narrative poem, one of the oldest poetic forms in the world, could be the perfect way to tell a very modern story - yours.

Narrative poems - which simply mean "story poems" - are among the oldest forms of literature. Before there were printed books, people would tell stories through narrative poems, using rhythm, rhyme, repetition and vivid language to make their tales easy to remember and share. Many narrative poems are long, especially older ones like The Iliad and The Odyssey by the famous Greek poet Homer. But a narrative poem can also be short, capturing a brief but emotionally intense or darkly mysterious event in just a few lines.

Many older narrative poems have a set rhythm and rhyme structure, but modern narrative poems often have very free rhythms and no rhyme at all, so there is some room for creativity! However, almost all narrative poems contain at least one main character and tell a story that has a beginning, middle, and end. The stories that narrative poems tell are often dramatic and compelling, detailing events such as rocky romances, epic battles, or quests to find treasure. Once you're ready to put together your own narrative poem, keep these guidelines in mind:

5 Tips for Writing a Narrative Poem

1. Choose a topic. Pick a story that you really want to tell, even if you can't explain why. It could be something that happened to you (or a friend or loved one) or it could be something that's completely fictional. Maybe it's a memory that haunts you, a family legend, a startling dream, or a fantasy that you'd give anything to fulfill. Remember, the narrator of the poem doesn't have to be you; the narrator can be a character of your choice.

2. Make your voice heard. If the narrator in your poem is experiencing a particular emotion, make sure that this feeling comes through in the words and the tone that you choose. A poem can be a snarl, a shout, a whisper or a cry, so pack it with feeling.

3. Skip the build-up. Narrative poems don't waste words introducing characters or explaining the scene - most dive right in. Try starting your narrative poem in the middle of the action scene to bring readers immediately into the heart of your story.

4. Sweat the small stuff. The best narrative poems use precise imagery and descriptive words that bring out a story's details and paint a rich picture. Think of the five senses and use adjectives that help describe what the world looks, sounds, smells, tastes, and feels like as the story unfolds so readers will experience it just like you do. For instance, reading about "breakfast" or "a fall day" doesn't light the imagination, but reading about "soggy cornflakes and last night's cold coffee" or "dead leaves that crunch underfoot" does. Explore our tips on writing with simile for more advice and examples.

5. Repeat yourself. Repetition is an especially effective and powerful strategy if your narrative poem is long. Try repeating key words or phrases that are emotional or musical a few times throughout the poem. (Remember Martin Luther King's famous speech? He says "I have a dream" eight times during that speech, which is part of what makes it so powerful.)

Once you've written your narrative poem and told the story you want to tell, share it with the world! Post your poem on Power Poetry to connect with a creative community of supportive peers and writers like yourself.

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