Knowra Poetry Poetry Poetry is a literary art that shapes language, sound, and structure for expressive effect. It includes forms ranging from tightly patterned verse to free verse.
Poetic meter : A patterned arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse. Meter organizes a poem’s rhythm through recurring patterns of emphasis.
Sonnet : A fourteen-line poem with a patterned rhyme scheme and, often, a metrical design. The sonnet concentrates poetic argument within a compact, highly patterned form.
Oral poetry : Poetry composed, transmitted, or performed primarily through speech rather than writing. Oral traditions preserve poetic language through memory, rhythm, and performance.
Prose : Written or spoken language arranged in sentences and paragraphs rather than verse lines. Prose offers a contrasting way to organize language without poetic lineation.
Rhyme : The correspondence of sounds, especially at the ends of words or lines. Rhyme links words by sound and can mark patterns or turns.
Haiku : A short Japanese poetic form traditionally organized in three phrases with a seasonal reference. Haiku demonstrates how brevity and juxtaposition can carry poetic force.
Ancient Greek poetry : Poetry produced in ancient Greece, including epic, lyric, and dramatic verse. Greek poets established influential models of epic and lyric composition.
Drama : Literary work designed for performance, typically through dialogue and action. Drama centers performance and interaction, though it can also be written in verse.
Enjambment : The continuation of a sentence or phrase beyond the end of a poetic line. Enjambment makes line breaks interact with syntax and pacing.
Epic poetry : Long narrative poetry recounting the deeds of heroes or the origins of peoples. Epic poetry expands verse into a sustained narrative of collective significance.
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