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The three main types of poems are lyric poetry, dramatic poetry and narrative poetry. Poems don’t always have to rhyme for example a blank verse does not rhyme.

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A haiku is a Japanese type of poem in which the first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 and the third has 5. It originated in the 17th century.

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Haikus work in a 5, 7, 5 syllable structure

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Structure is a key technique to learn in poetry as lines and stanzas can be arranged in numerous ways to give a different effect on the reader, as well as creating a different atmosphere of the whole poem.

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i really like haikus and non-rhyming poems

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A rhyming couplet is a form of rhyming in a poem where a pair of successive lines have a last word that rhyme with the other last word in that couplet. They can be different length lines but usually are similar in size.

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Allusion in poetry is where the writer of the poem refers to a place or a person in history. A common allusion is one of the Greek myths, for example Achilles heel. This indicates that someone looks immortal but isn't.

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A metaphor is a poetic device used to describe an object or the subject as the same as or similar to another unrelated object.

Example: ‘his mind is a fortress’.

It is used to better describe the meaning or appearance of something in the poem and its sense of ambiguity is perfect in the poetic theme.

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Personification can be used in poetry and it gives objects human qualities. It creates a picture in your mind and helps you to imagine the poem. "My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning" is a great example.  Feel free to expand on this. 🙂

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Sibilance:
using 's' or 'sh' sounds repeatedly, kind of like alliteration but with 's' and 'sh' sounds. example:
Sonnie sat sadly,  or she sells sea shells by the seashore

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Simile:
A simile is where you compare two things by saying that one thing is like the other, for example, "the plane was like a Hawk".

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Back in Year 8, we studied poetry for a while and looked a lot into Shakespeare, which I personally found quite boring. I know a few types of poems including Haikus and Sonnets but other than that I don’t remember much about it.

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Anaphora is when something is repeated at the start of every line. For example in Chares Dickens 'A tale of two cities' "it was the" is repeated on every line. My favourite poem is 'Listen Mr Oxford Don' as it challenges lots of issues in society.

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Rhyming couplets: two lines that rhyme with each other and usually make up a phrase or sentence
Used loads in Shakespeare

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She sells sea shells by the sea shore - alliteration