POETRY: IMAGERY vs SYMBOLISM
IMAGERY vs SYMBOLISM: Understanding the difference between these two terms has been an issue for many people. In fact many of us think they are one and the same. But...
SONNETS: DEFINITION, STRUCTURE, EXAMPLES AND NOTES
Today’s we’ll be discussing a classic form, an intricate formal poetic-dance with precise rhythm and fixed step — sonnets. The sonnet is basically a 14 line poem with a definite...
UNDERSTANDING SYMBOLISM IN POETRY
Generally, symbolism is the representation of one thing by another. Such representations may concern persons, objects or ideas. Symbolism is another way of creating imagery through comparison. This is what...
ROMEO ORIOGUN: A POEM IS FIRST A STRING OF WORDS
When does a string of words become a poem? I see a lot of so-called poems online, of course I have to see them because I’m tagged to a lot of...
LET’S WRITE A ‘SWAP QUATRAIN’
The Swap quatrain is a form of poetry created by Lorraine M. Kanter within the poem, each stanza must contain a quatrain — four lines stanza, where the first...
EXCUSE ME ‘POET’, ARE YOU A WORD-SMITH OR A WORD-SPIT?
Excuse my impetuous nature, but I want to ask a daring question: Are you really a poet —a word artist, or just a rambling mind, whipping a pen (keyboard) and word-spitting without...
UNDERSTANDING COUPLETS
Couplets are any two lines working as a unit, whether they comprise a single stanza or are part of a larger stanza. Most couplets rhyme (A-A), but they do not...
POETRY AND SIMPLICITY
[caption id="attachment_4165" align="aligncenter" width="310"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Poetry And Simplicity][/caption]What is you take on poetry and simplicity? Should poetry be simple or should high sounding words, complexities be introduced? "Some people think...
SPOONERISM: THE ELASTICITY OF WORDS
Today we’ll be talking about something really fun and interesting… spoonerism. Spoonerism is the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow...
HOW TO ANALYZE A POEM (PART 2)
Knowing that poetry uses compact language, expressing complex feelings, it is important to understand that a poem has multiple meanings — Akpoviri Don Veta Akpoveta Today, we continue our lecture on...