Anonomatopoeiais a word whose sound is similar to the action it refers to, such as “buzz” or “hiss.” Using onomatopoetic words in a poem can help increase the sensory impact of the poem, creating vivid imagery because the words themselves evoke sounds as well as meaning. To learn more...
It has happened more than once that I have needed to rhyme various parts of human or animal anatomy – body parts – in a poem. Here is the list that I refer to when I need it. I hope you find it useful as well. Back / crack Beak / cheek / physique Biceps / triceps Breast / ...
Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo —Don Marquis,The Sun Dial,1878 Rhymes you as fast as a sailor will swear —Babette Deutsch The simile is from a poem honoring John Skelton. ...
The Drums of Pictdom The Duckers of Crosses A Dull Sound as of Knocking A Dungeon Opens The Dust Dance (1, "For I, with the . . .") The Dust Dance (2, "The sin and jest of the times am I") The Dweller in Dark Valley A Dying Pirate Speaks of Treasure E Early in the morni...
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Rhyming words, we can’t erase. Case, trace, and even disgrace, So many words that rhyme with “face”. Oh, how fun, playing with rhyming words, Learning and growing, like chirping birds. Face, oh face, thank you for this new way, To learn and play, every single day! Phrases that...
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Thomas Jefferson’s Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not hav...
sThe Raven, the bird in question is described as “perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door.” Some of the poem’s readers may recognize Pallas as a reference to Pallas Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom. This allusion shows that the narrator has a high respect for learning...
Occurs where the elements of a poem give it a specific flow and beat, much like a musical song Repetition The use of words, common phrases, or entire lines multiple times within the same poem. Alerts the reader that the repeated element is important. Foot A unit of meter in poetry that...