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A good poem should leave the reader thinking about it after reading it. Use metaphors to keep your readers brain active and use symbolism to create a mindset for the reader to follow.

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Depending on your preferred genre, u may want to make your poem realistic, is senses, emotions, scenery, and so on. This will make the poem relatable and easy to read with minimal confusion.

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Making sure your poems form is easy to follow will allow the reader to really enjoy reading your piece, without having to read it several times to understand it.

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Metaphors are important to include in poetry because it helps the reader have a better understanding through comparison. Also, it allows for a more poetic voice in your writing.

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Include poetic devices (onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, metaphor, etc.) in your poetry to improve the quality. It will also make for a more interesting poem.

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Free verse, blank verse, epics, narrative, haiku, sonnet, pastoral, and more.

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A poem should have elements of sensory to display lines to the reader/listener. A poem should be pleasing to the ears and create visions in peoples mind.

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Forms develop sense in the poem, and make it more interprative to readers

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Symbolism is something to use as much as possible throughout poetry in my opinion because I believe that it's about writing something that's deeper than what's on the surface and symbolism is a great way to show and express that.

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Use a variety of different stylistic elements and make them all unique, interesting and engaging

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A poem should follow a form and be relatively consistent with that form to maintain clarity throughout the poem.

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The language that you use in poetry is very important. It is crucial that it is chosen carefully so as to carry the symbolic meaning  that the author intended.

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The most important thing about a style of poetry is that the different lines flow from one to another smoothly. There is nothing worse than a poem that is jarring to read or listen to.

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A poem does not have to have a certain form it does have to have a clear narrative format that you can follow.

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Poetry is not limited to a formula. Make it unique! Make it your own, but it has to convey the message.

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If a poem sounds and reads terribly, chances are, it probably isn't a great poem.

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The words used must be carefully chosen and crafted to give as much meaning with the least amount of words.