What are Poems?
Poetry, n. "The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts." (Dictionary.com)
Poetry is a form of literature mainly refered to as prose- prose meaning paragraphs with no set structure. Poetry can take all shapes and forms, can consist of any number of paragraphs, and can hold any random set of sentences. There are no limits to what poetry can be. It can be an artistic representation of one's self or a fairy-tale-like story for one's amusement. No matter what they are, no matter how long, there is typically at least one poem that can please someone.
There are specifically two main kinds of poems:
A prose poem
A rhyming poem
While rhyming poems can range from the cute, fun vibe of Shel Silverstein to the dark, eerie vibe of Edgar Allan Poe, prose poems have no range, for they can be anything. Below there are a few examples of different kinds of poems, however they aren't limited to what's given there, being as poems are anything and everything it's extremely difficult to show every single one out there.
Poetry is a form of literature mainly refered to as prose- prose meaning paragraphs with no set structure. Poetry can take all shapes and forms, can consist of any number of paragraphs, and can hold any random set of sentences. There are no limits to what poetry can be. It can be an artistic representation of one's self or a fairy-tale-like story for one's amusement. No matter what they are, no matter how long, there is typically at least one poem that can please someone.
There are specifically two main kinds of poems:
A prose poem
A rhyming poem
While rhyming poems can range from the cute, fun vibe of Shel Silverstein to the dark, eerie vibe of Edgar Allan Poe, prose poems have no range, for they can be anything. Below there are a few examples of different kinds of poems, however they aren't limited to what's given there, being as poems are anything and everything it's extremely difficult to show every single one out there.
Cute Rhyming PoemsWhen people think of rhyming poems, they typically think of these. Of rhyming poems, all have an A,B,C patterning. For example:
A long time ago, when the earth was green- A and there was more kinds of animals than you've ever seen,- A and they run around free while the world was bein' born,- B and the lovliest of all was the Unicorn.- B There was green alligators and long-neck geese.- C There was humpy bumpy camels and chimpanzees.- C There was catsandratsandelephants, but sure as you're born- D the lovliest of all was the Unicorn.-D Every pair or however many letters represents the ending words that rhyme with each other. So in this example A: green rhymes with A: seen. Shel Silverstein is a great example of an author who writes these kinds of poems, which is why they are mainly directed towards the younger audience. Serious Rhyming PoemsCountering the happy childish tone of Shel Silverstein-like poems come darker authors such as Edgar Allan Poe. With his dark, almost frightening moods in poems like The Raven, his literature is sure to give one chills. Although it is ominous and confusing, it still has the A,B,C pattern needed to be a rhyming poem. Typically, this poem is read to the older audience as in teens and above, for it's great for discussion purposes.
Non-Rhyming PoemsThere are a million non-rhyming poems out there, and no two are the same. With non-rhyming poems the only restriction is that there's not an A,B,C patterning. For some, this is simple. For others, it's impossible. Typically these poems are very majestic or serious, and it's rare to find that many kid-type poems in this form. The example to the right of a non-rhyming poem is one of many, so not all are like this one.
Shape PoemsThese are very interesting, for this kind of poem is written in a way so that it draws a picture. These kinds of poems do literally make pictures from words, and are written by many artists. The words included can be both rhyming and non-rhyming poems, as long as they're shaped, they're shape poems. For those who want their reading experience to be a little more interesting, these poems will fill those requests.
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