SOME POETIC WORDS

        When someone writes a story using prose (language written or spoken in an ordinary way), the story is the most important thing.
        But when an author uses poetry, the way the words read or sound is part of the goal, along with the story.
        Let's explore some different kinds of poetry.

Rhyme
        Most people think of poems as always rhyming, but they don't.  Even when they do, there are different kinds of rhyming.
               Perfect,  such as moon and june
               Sight, rhymes, such as though and bough.  These words don't rhyme when we say them, but they look the same on the page.
               Slant, rhymes, in which the last consonant is the same, such as whip and top.
               Head, rhymes, in which the beginnings of stressed words sound the same, such as pretty as a picture.  This is also called, alliteration.

Visual poetry
        Visual, poetry is meant to be seen.  For example, a poem about the ocean might be written in the shape of waves, or a poem about baseball might be written in the shape of a ball.  This is also called a, calligram.

Concrete poetry
         With, concrete, poetry, the author might arrange the words and letters on the page to make an interesting pattern.  This is similar to visual poetry, but the picture doesn't go with the poem.  It's usually just a neat design.

Sound poetry
          This type of poetry uses noises that sound interesting together but may not mean anything.  You can listen to examples of, sound, poetry from author Kurt Schwitters here: www.ubu.com/sound/schwitters.html.

Poetry terms
          Assonance, is a vowel sound repeated within a line, such as How now brown cow?
          Consonance, is a consonant sound repeated within a line, such as Pitter patter.