A Poem is a composition in verse. It paints pictures by means of poetic devices such as figurative language, rhythm and rhyme.
Rhyme depends on sound not sight: e.g. valintine/mine born/dawn teen/scene.
- Sensible use of rhyme is an effective form of poetry writing.
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Two consecutively rhyming lines are called a couplet.
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"In the small African village of Matobwo (a)
Where the willow sway to an fro, (a)
The people lived happily together (b)
And never worried about the weather." (b)
The Quatrain Poem
A four-lined poem is called a quatrain
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"She stood on the stage (a)
And proceeded to talk. (b)
Her emotion was rage (a)
It showed in her walk." (b)
Rhyme can add a driving music to your poems, giving them a memorable quality that can be a lot of fun. While not all poems need to rhyme, poems that do rhyme tend to seem all the more spectacular for pulling off such a complex composition. If you want to try your hand at rhyming poetry, you can learn the basics of rhyme and meter, as well as some tips for writing good poems that do more than rhyme.
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The Limerick
The limerick is a humorous five-line poem. It was made famous by Edward Lear.
The Limerick follows a definite pattern:
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The first, second and last lines rhyme.
The third and fourth lines are shorter than the rest.
Often, the last line is a repeat of the first line.
There was a kind bear called pooh
Whose friends were Kanga and Roo
They always played
And never stayed
Because that's what good friends do
Sources: EBH Joubert. In Writing, English Grammar.
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