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Poetic Forms
The rules and constraints that must be met to fit a specific genre of poetry are diverse and sometimes complex. Find out more about the various formats through the questions and answers in this and the sub-categories of Poetic Forms.
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What are some tips on writing a good acrostic poem?
An acrostic poem is easy to write! It can be about any subject, but it cannot rhyme, (no matter what people tell you).
How to Write An Acrostic Poem:
Write the letters of your word or phrase down the left-hand side of your page, with one letter on each line. You can skip a line between letters if you want to leave room to write more than one word.
Now, think of words which begin with each letter - don't try to make a poem yet, just write down all the words you can think of which will describe or explain your topic.
Use a thesaurus if you have trouble thinking of words! Look up your topic word(s) and any other words you think of in the thesaurus - it will give you other words which mean the same and also the opposite of your term! If you need more room, continue the list on another page!
Once you have a list, start thinking of how to write your poem. Which words or phrases are the best ones to describe or explain the topic? Which will make the clearest mental image? Which will make your readers understand your topic the best?
Nobody else can tell you what to write - poetry is your own emotion put onto the page! Click on the Related Questions for more help.
For Example:
SKY
So nice and blue
Keep on looking at it
You will love itWriting an Acrostic Using Someone's Name
To write a poem about a specific person, you first need to think of all the qualities about that person that you would like to include in the poem.
Don't give general descriptive words like "terrific" or "pretty" - instead, show that you have really paid attention to the person and write words that describe their unique personality!
A hint: if you are writing a poem about a girl, don't talk about her appearance as much as her inner beauty!
Write the person's name down the side of your paper one letter at a time. Then write qualities for that person that begin with each letter. Remember, you can write either one word, several words, or even a phrase or sentence on each line.
Lizzy
Lovely, Lithe, or Likeable (whichever is appropriate)
Interesting or Inspiring
Zestful
Zealous
Young or Youthful
Help! I Can't Think of Any Words Starting With Those Letters!
What if I have a bunch of Z's or Q's? What if I can't think of any good words to describe my subject?
Here is where you use a handy tool that all writers know about: a thesaurus! A thesaurus gives you synonyms and antonyms for words, and will give you ideas on what words to use for each letter that you need for your acrostic poem.
What If My Poem Is About a Thing or Event Instead?
You use the same technique no matter what subject your poem is about. Write the first letters down the page.
Make a list of all the facts that you know about the thing or event - look them up if this is a homework assignment! Use your textbook or a search engine like www.google.com!
Here's an example using "Romeo and Juliet" as the subject - An acrostic poem is one where you write the letters of whatever word or words you want to use in order down the left-hand side of your paper. Then, use each letter to begin a word or phrase that describes the topic of the poem. If you want to write an acrostic poem about Romeo and Juliet, you would write those three words down the page, one letter per line, with the R at the top and the T at the bottom. Then, think of words and phrases that describe Romeo and Juliet - these can be lines from the play (such as "star-crossed lovers," "wherefore art thou, Romeo," "a rose by any other name") or descriptions that you think of yourself (such as "poison," "teenagers," balcony scene," or "tragedy"). Plug the descriptions into the lines, and you have your poem!
Clan feuds
And
Pride
Undo
Lovers.
Exit
Teenagers
How do you write an acrostic poem on the word microscope?
How to Write An Acrostic Poem:
Write the letters of your word or phrase down the left-hand side of your page, with one letter on each line. You can skip a line between letters if you want to leave room to write more than one word.
Now, think of words which begin with each letter - don't try to make a poem yet, just write down all the words you can think of which will describe or explain microscope. Use a thesaurus if you have trouble thinking of words! If you need more room, continue the list on another page!
Once you have a list, start thinking of how to write your poem. Which words or phrases are the best ones to describe or explain a microscope? Which will make the clearest mental image? Which will make your readers understand microscopes the best?
Nobody else can tell you what to write - poetry is your own emotion put onto the page! Click on the Related Questions for more help.
Summary of the poem home they brought her warrior dead?
the poem is about suppressed grief.
the body of a dead warrior is brought home to his wife and she has no reaction to this and is in too much of shock to show any emotion.
the maidens conclude that if she does not cry, all the bottled up grief will kill her.
the first try to make her weep by praising the warrior, calling him a true friend and i noble foe, but this doesn't change her state of shock
then a maiden goes over to the dead body and removes the cloth that covers his face, hoping for grief to flow out of the wife, but it doesn't.
finally a ninety year old nurse places their child upon her knee, and her tears roll down like a summer tempest (sudden and furiously) and she(warriors wife) says "sweet my child,i live for thee".
What is the meter for 'Invictus' by William earnest hensley?
The meter of "Invictus" is a matter of some debate, because the poem's accent pattern is not consistent. In my opinion, Henley wrote the poem in loosely constructed iambic tetrameter.Thus, "Invictus" only generally consists of lines possessing four iambs (feet consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one.) These are not the bold, consistent iambs of Shakespeare or Byron. Indeed, the beautiful, inexorable cadence of "Invictus" is greatly diminished when the poem is read with strict adherence to the iambic pattern.
Ta-DUM ta-DUM ta-DUM ta-DUM:
Out OF the NIGHT that CO-vers ME,
Black AS the PIT from POLE to POLE...
Summary of the poem the listeners?
The poem starts as a Traveller comes to visit a person he has once promised (someone) he would. But the mansion is deserted, occupied only by a bird and phantoms. His repeated enquiries, unexpectedly, are not answered. So he is feeling confused, lonely and awkward. His questions are heard only by a group of ghosts living there, who, disturbed by the traveler's knockings, huddle up along the staircase apprehensively, for the world of the living is as intriguing for them as is theirs for those alive. Unanswered, he leaves the place in it's quietness and goes back.
The poet creates a strange, eerie atmosphere by the use of likely words, phrases and situation. The turret suggests a medieval mansion; the bird shows that the house is deserted; the starry night adds up to the atmosphere's eeriness; the unchecked trees and fern about the house confirm its solitude. The poem highlights the two worlds the living i.e. the traveler and the dead i.e. the listeners. The poem basically tells us that the living and the dead are in a separate world and there is know way the dead can come back. Indirectly the poem tells us that a change is a must nothing will be with you for ever and thus time is valuable. The poem also teaches us to keep any promise which we make.
Kamala das my grandmother's house?
My Grandmother's
House
The comfy couch calls for my
attention.
The computer buzzes as if it
were mad.
The table in the kitchen
strains to hold the load of
Grandma's good food.
Her cooking is mouthwatering.
Water runs as she clinks and
clanks the dishes in the
...
Who are the famous writer in Asian literature?
Some famous Asian writers include Haruki Murakami from Japan, Arundhati Roy from India, Yukio Mishima from Japan, and Han Kang from South Korea. These writers have gained international recognition for their diverse and insightful works in literature.
What type of poem is The Iliad and odyssey?
The sagas sung by the strolling bards, who provided entertainment in pre-TV times.
What is a convention of elegy?
A convention of elegy is a formal expression of grief or sorrow, typically honoring and remembering the deceased. Elegies often feature a somber tone, reflection on life and death, and expressions of loss or mourning. Traditional forms of elegy may include lamentations, praise of the departed, and themes of mortality.
Forever it will be known for being
Repeated across the land;
Every heart stirs to its anthem
Everyone is held at hand;
Dreams are fulfilled everywhere
Over here and there so
May this be where I stand.
This is my acrostic poem for "Freedom." pretty good for a 12 year old, right?
What is an acrostic poem for elizabeth?
Excellent ElizabethLoves to playIs always smiling and likes to have funZig zagging in her new roller skatesAnd watching the cars pass byBeautiful as a roseEnjoying lifeTaking in the scenesHappy to be embraced.
Full summary of on killing a tree by gieve patel?
In the poem, "On Killing a Tree" by Gieve Patel, the poet wants to say something about the cutting of trees. According to him, it will take too much time to kill a tree. It is not just a simple jab: a quick stab or blow: to do the job. The tree has grown slowly consuming the earth: eating and drinking from it: rising out of the earth, feeding upon the crust of the earth, absorbing: taking in: innumerable years of sunlight, air water, out of the trees' leprous hide: resembling the skin of a leper (here) refers to the discolored bark of the tree: the newly formed leaves begin to sprout.
A woodcutter may hack: cut or chop with repeated and regular blows: and chop, but still this alone will not do the job. The tree does not seem to feel any kind of pain because the bleeding bark seemed to heal all the time. The trunk of the tree from close to the ground will produced curled green twigs that will rise from the miniature bows. If their growth is not checked, then they will expand again and grow to their former sizes.
The most important thing to do while killing a tree is to ensure that the root is pulled out of the anchoring: source of security and stability: earth. The tree is to be rope-tied and pulled out: snapped out: pulled apart or break with a snapping sound: or it should be pulled out entirely from the earth cave.
Finally, the strength of the tree will be exposed, from the very source where the white and wet, which is the most sensitive part which has been hidden for many years inside the earth. Then it is only a matter of scorching: burning superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of: and choking: here drying up: in the sun. In the end, the tree will go through a process of browning, hardening, twisting and withering. Then ultimately, the tree gets killed.
There is a nice video I watched on website poetandpoem.com explaining the Analysis.
What is the rhyme scheme of Psalm of life?
The rhyme scheme of "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is predominantly ABAB. This means that every four lines follow a pattern where the first and third lines rhyme with each other, and the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
Why did bernard dadie used the number thirty-six in his poem I thank you God?
Bernard Dadie used the number thirty-six in his poem "I thank you God" to symbolize completeness and perfection. In some cultures, the number thirty-six represents spiritual purity and divine protection. Dadie likely included this number to emphasize the idea of being thankful for a complete and perfect relationship with God.
MAKE A LIST peopleplacesobjectsevents that symbolize your life write a page about it?
This is a perfect example of a writing assignment that's meant to be so personalized that you have to do it yourself. Teachers make assignments like this because there are so many cheaters and they are really trying to get you to do your own work. They are also assuming that you're more interested in yourself than anything else. Maybe that's not true, but you can see why they'd think that.
It isn't that hard for anybody to write a one-page list of things that represent his or her own life. A stranger out here in wikiland can't possibly do it for you.
How do you write an acrostic poem for the word math?
Use an understanding of math to express your own feelings of love:
LOVE COUNTS, from ROMANTIC POEMS, by Rick L. Williams
It all adds up for you and me,
The answer, quotient, multiplicity.
Absolute value for love we give,
Is always true, I'm positive.
(first stanza - from 10-stanza poem)
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A poem about the Eiffel Tower?
Here is the place of all that is rare, beautiful, old, but classic
She has not aged a day and looks as new as it once was in the days of Napoleon years ago
I am standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower looking out past Notre Dame, past the Louvre
The wind is flowing through me like a river coming through my hair
I am in love
Who wrote a limerick about a young lady who played a harp and caught several a carp?
Carolyn Wells wrote the following:
There was a Young Lady of Welling,
Whose praise all the world was a-telling;
She played on a harp,
And caught several carp,
That accomplished Young Lady of Welling.
It is a 5 line poem with the rhyme scheme AABBA. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines have three feet, the 3rd & 4th have 2 feet. It is typically written in a triplet meter - i.e. anapaestic or amphibrachic. The following example has the stressed syllables highlighted and the feet divided by "/", so you can see the meter (1, 2 & 5 are amphibrachic, 3 & 4 anapaestic):
: There once was / a man from / Nan-tuck-et : Who kept all / his cash in / a buck-et. :: But his daugh / ter, named Nan, :: Ran a-way / with a man : And as for / the buck-et, / Nan-tuck-et. No. I limerick is not jest 4 lines. It can be as long as the poet wants it to be. Sincerely, A person who studies poems.
- Start by quickly reading through the passage to understand the main ideas.
- Look for key themes, character dynamics, and the writer's style.
- Analyze the text by breaking down significant quotes, narrative structure, and the impact on the reader.
- Practice summarizing and discussing the passage to improve your analytical skills.
What is an acrostic poem with Aristotle?
A ristotle
R uns
I n
S traight
T ight
O vals
T o
L live
E ffectivly
How are you going to write a acrostic poem on Singapore?
Singapore Spirit
It's what we have in us
Not just in me but in you
Giving our efforts to build a better future,
All in the hope of unity, equality and prosperity
Persevering in times of difficulty
Opening doors to more ideas for a happy nation
Respecting one another regardless of race or religion
Encouraging Singaporeans to fulfil our goals for our homeland
