Poetry

Though writers use the plot mountain as guideline, they sometimes stray from it as they write.

Choosing which aspects of a true story to emphasize

Its small size requires that the images be compressed and powerful.

Compression means keeping the same ideas but conveying them in fewer words.

To notice and correct small mistakes

Content refers to the ideas in a poem and form refers to the structure.

The physical shape of the poem is strongly tied to the ideas expressed.

Titles provide information that can help the reader better understand the poem.

Poetry that does not conform to a traditional structure

It is the effect the poet wants the poem to have.

"The quails cooed their aubade as the sky took on the rosy tint of dawn." Is an example of the use of aubade in a sentence.

Take time to think about the feedback before deciding which changes to make

ideas and thoughts are often unfolding in first drafts

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