Master essential elements of poetry, including: The power of poetry lies more in its verbs and nouns than in its adjectives. Too many adjectives add bulk and murkiness, like mixing too many paint colors and ending up with brown. The more specific a noun can be, the fewer adjectives you need to describe it. Also, try prioritizing strong, active verbs that convey motion. For instance, notice how the tone and information change when you take the sentence “I go to the bank” and replace the verb “go” with more active verbs like “run,” “trudge,” or even “skip.” Imagery can be literal or figurative; that is, it can consist of literal, descriptive phrases, such as “his eyes were dark green;” or it may rely on something figurative, like metaphor, to create its imagery: “his eyes were a pair of dark gems.” Despite the connotation of the word imagery, images need not be visual. They can involve any of the five senses. As the Romantic poet John Keats advised, “be more of an artist, and load every rift of your subject with ore,” which means don’t miss opportunities to use as much imagery and detail as possible. Today, most of the poetry we read and write can be categorized as lyric poetry because it is generally shorter, personal, and invested in emotional expression. “Lyric” takes its name from the lyre, an instrument dating from antiquity that was often played to accompany recited poetry. While all poems contain musical qualities—such as cadence, repetition, or refrain (a repeated line or phrase)—these elements are especially important when writing poetry with lyrical intent.
✔ Author(s): Christopher Salerno,Kelsea Habecker
✔ Title: How to Write Poetry: A Guided Journal with Prompts
✔ Rating : 4.4 out of 5 base on (371 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1646117972
✔ ISBN-13: 9781646117970
✔ Language: English
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