Poetry

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What is Poetry?

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Poetry is a form of literary art that uses rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings, emotions, and ideas.

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What is Narrative Poetry?

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Narrative poetry tells a story and often includes characters, a plot, and a setting.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where words imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor compares two unlike things directly, without using 'like' or 'as', suggesting they are alike in a significant way.

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What is Imagery in Poetry?

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Imagery refers to descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a Stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of words, often used at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is Free Verse?

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Free verse is a type of poetry that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter.

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What is a Limerick?

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A limerick is a humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.