Poetry is piece of literature written by a poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia. The emphasis on the aesthetics of language and the use of techniques such as repetition, meter and rhyme are what are commonly used to distinguish poetry from prose.
Poems often make heavy use of imagery and word association to quickly convey emotions. The structure used in poems varies with different types of poetry. The structural elements include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza. Poets combine the use of language and a specific structure to create imaginative and expressive work. The structure used in some Poetry types is also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem. The structure of many types of poetry results in groups of lines on the page which enhance the poem's composition. Narrative poems are usually written in the first person, which is the key when using an example.
Some narrative poetry takes the form of a novel in verse. An example of this is "The Ring and the Book” by Robert Browning. In terms of narrative poetry, a romance is a narrative poem that tells a story of chivalry. Other examples include "The Romance of the Rose” or Tennyson's "Idylls of the King”. Shorter narrative poems are often similar in style to the short story. Sometimes these short narratives are collected into interrelated groups, as with Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales”.
Poems often make heavy use of imagery and word association to quickly convey emotions. The structure used in poems varies with different types of poetry. The structural elements include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza. Poets combine the use of language and a specific structure to create imaginative and expressive work. The structure used in some Poetry types is also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem. The structure of many types of poetry results in groups of lines on the page which enhance the poem's composition. Narrative poems are usually written in the first person, which is the key when using an example.
Some narrative poetry takes the form of a novel in verse. An example of this is "The Ring and the Book” by Robert Browning. In terms of narrative poetry, a romance is a narrative poem that tells a story of chivalry. Other examples include "The Romance of the Rose” or Tennyson's "Idylls of the King”. Shorter narrative poems are often similar in style to the short story. Sometimes these short narratives are collected into interrelated groups, as with Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales”.
