Poetry

1. 1- Definition

Poetry is a word of Greek origin. It comes from a verb with means “to make, to create”. A poem is “something made or created”. It is a text in a form of lines called verses, generally with a special rhyme scheme. The poet is the creator of a poem.

2. 2- Types of poetry:

Sonnet : A 14 lines poem. It was created by Dante and Francisco Petrarch and then it was elaborated by Shakespeare.

Limerick : a five-line witty poem with the following rhyme (A-A-B-B-A).

Haiku : It is a poem of Asian origin. It is composed of 3 lines. The first line has generally 5 syllables, the second has 7 and the third has 5.

 Epic: A long poem which glorifies a hero.

Couplet: Two verses which rhyme.

Free Verse: It does not follow a particular rule concerning rhyme and number of lines…. etc

Lyric: It can be an elegy, an ode and a sonnet. It is a poem meant to be sung.  

3. Poetic devices:

   -Rhyme: one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound

   -Eye Rhyme: two or more words spelt likewise and pronounced differently ,”move, love”

   -Rhyme scheme: How the rhyme is ordered (AA,b,A,CC,b…..)

    -Rhythm: it is the music pattern created by the rhyme, foot and meter.

   -Enjambment: It is the continuation of a verse into the following verse.

   - Foot: A foot is a unit of meter, consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.

  -Meter: To describe the pattern, the stressed and unstressed syllables are gathered into groups known as feet, and the number of feet to a line gives a name.

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