Examples of Concrete Poem: Stairs I climb. Every day. A different priority. Slowly making progress toward success, success, success. No time to stop, to rest, to appreciate the small things around me-the air, the flowers, even the people I meet are standing in the way of the climb. Fr...
Concrete poetry is a kind of writing that focuses on the shape words make on the page. Often, the visual impact of the poem is more important than the text itself. This means thatformalchoices, likemeterand the length of lines, are made in regard to the desired shape of the poem rather...
The poem perfectly demonstrates how a concrete poem can convey the beauty of the object being discussed. In this example, Betts describes the beauty of a tree by using her words to draw the beauty she sees. “There is a beauty found in trees.. From the swayof their branches. To the el...
and you probably explored a lot of examples during English class. There is a common misconception that everytype of poemhas to have a rhyme scheme; however, this is not the case. Even though Shakespeare used iambic pentameter as a part of his formal verse, not all poetry has to follow a...
The first diamante was written by Iris Tiedt in 1969 with the title of ‘The Diamante’. A diamante can be written for two purposes; either to compare and contrast two different subjects or to name synonyms at the beginning of the poem and antonyms at the other half of the poem. The ...
Found PoetryFound poetry is created by taking existing texts, such as newspaper articles or advertisements, and rearranging them to create a new poem. This form of poetry allows for a unique interpretation of the original text and can be a commentary on society or a personal reflection....
This type of figurative language is known as “personification,” which uses human qualities (stroking) to better illustrate a non-human action or thing (the sunshine). It’s a technique often found in metaphors. There are several other figures of speech that use figurative language, includingsi...
When they found him with the dead,” Oscar Wilde 8.”The Ballad of Father Gilligan” by William Butler Yeats In this poem, Yeats tells the story of a tired old priest whose flock is fighting illness. He gets called to the bedside of a dying man, only to fall asleep. When he awakens...
Students often struggle with themes in literature. Let's demystify the concept so that you can see the deeper thematic meanings of the stories you read.
Our excitement was short-lived, however, as sixty boards later, we found that we had lost the match and would not be chosen as the national team. Initially, we were devastated. We had come so close and it seemed as if all the hours we had devoted to training had been utterly wasted....