I have a feeling that this category is meant to be taken seriously as a written essay or thoughts on poetry in general. My regular readers will know that I’m a great lover of this Art and write a fair bit myself.
Lately I have been looking on poetry sites and dabbling in a few new forms of ... Read review
Advantages: Two new poetry forms. Disadvantages: ??????????????
...written essay or thoughts on poetry in general. My regular readers will know that I’m a great lover of this Art and write a fair bit myself.
Lately I have been looking on poetry sites and dabbling in a few new forms of poetry. This is a great way to widen your knowledge and maybe even find a style that suits you perfectly. I write mostly rhyming poetry by choice, but I have tried my hand at Haiku and found the concept challenging.
... ...my welcome. Both of these poetry terms are ones I have never heard of. I think they both set a good challenge, although I imagine most people would find the second easier. One pointer here is to remember to use a simple word at the end as you have to get it to rhyme and it needs to flow.
I’m not setting a challenge but would be interested to see the result if anyone tries these.
Once again, thanks for reading.
Lisa. ... more
I have a feeling that this category is meant to be taken seriously as a written essay or thoughts on poetry in general. My regular readers will know that I’m a great lover of this Art and write a fair bit myself. Lately I have been looking on poetry sites and dabbling in a few new forms of poetry. This is a great way to widen your knowledge and maybe even find a style that suits you perfectly. I write mostly rhyming poetry by choice, but I have tried my hand at Haiku and found the concept challenging.
Recently I have used a workshop on one of my favourite sites to dabble in, “Forward Press”. I’m not going into details of the site, I would prefer to review it at my leisure, but have mentioned the name as the following terms are from the site.
♣ Tanka.♣
A Tanka is a Japanese verse form consisting of five lines with a syllable count of {5,7,5,7,7.} Imagery is important when constructing a Tanka, but it doesn’t need to be as obscure as a Haiku.
Simile “””””””
A simile is a comparison that uses some linking words (like, as, such, how) to make the likeness clear. A simile generally sounds more casual and less emphatic than a metaphor, providing a physical bridge linking two things. This is the challenge of Tanka and I’m using a poem from the mentioned site to give a better idea of this.
Envious ocean 5 Like a mirror that reflects 7 Her sister the sky. 5 But broken and distorted 7 As she cannot fly so free. 7
I had a few problems with this as I wanted feedback on my attempts and the examples had to be of sea, sky or both. The following four are the ones I have sent to the site.
Dark clouds brooding low Presaging wings of the storm Tipped with lurid light. Like a hovering eagle Before the prey is sighted.
Calm the still water Little ripples break and sigh Like the breath of wind When nature’s fury dies Echoed in dawn-tinted sky.
The moon rides the night Like black stallion gallops But tosses its head Clouds pass in frenzied dances As the sky claims its domain.
Surf breaks on the shore A wind whipped ice cream topping Battering the rocks Eroding across the years As sandpaper scours wooden toys.
I liked this medium so much I tried one with my own topic.
The treacherous heart Strikes with the speed of a snake It’s venom to sting Like a poisonous flower Wan beauty withers and dies.
Now I decided to try another one, much more simplistic, although it is more difficult to explain.
♣ Triolet ♣
Pronounced tree-o-lay originated in France in the 13th century and is usually short and witty. The Triolet consists of eight lines and two rhymes. The 4th and 7th lines are a repeat of the first line. The 8th line is a repeat of the second line. Confused?
1 A (first line) 2 B (Second line). 3. a rhymes with 1st line 4. A Identical to 1st line. 5. a rhymes with 1st line. 6. b rhymes with 2nd line. 7. A identical to 1st line. 8. B identical to 2nd line.
Since I decided not to send these in I had my freedom to use my imagination. None are great poetry, but I had a lot of fun with these.
Spring Returns. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The winter winds are waning and spring is on its way Hearts are lighter, evenings longer, welcome back the sun. In the fields new life is born, lambs are out to play. The winter winds are waning and spring is on its way. Bulbs soon bud and break the earth daffodils hold sway Sweet the smell of fragrant flowers now winters on the run. The winter winds are waning and spring is on its way, Hearts are lighter evenings longer welcome back the sun.
The Fishing Fleet ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All along the waterfront fishing boats bob and dip The tide is in, bright sails unfurled soon the fish will run. Weather-beaten fishermen haul tackle prepare the ship All along the waterfront fishing boats bob and dip. Nets are loaded, now’s the time to hope the fish will nip With a cheery wave the fleet now turns to face the rising sun. All along the waterfront fishing boats bob and dip The tide is in, bright sails unfurled soon the fish will run.
Snow Hope ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Snowflakes swirl, the air grows cold, children laugh with glee Will it settle on blizzard born when morning comes around? Noses pressed against the window, now we wait and see Snowflakes swirl, the air grows cold, children laugh with glee. Oh to build a snowman “please mum” they make a plea, “The snow is deeper can we play when it covers all the ground?” Snowflakes swirl, the air grows cold, children laugh with glee Will it settle on blizzard born when morning comes around?
Well that’s my contribution, I could have gone on longer but I won’t outstay my welcome. Both of these poetry terms are ones I have never heard of. I think they both set a good challenge, although I imagine most people would find the second easier. One pointer here is to remember to use a simple word at the end as you have to get it to rhyme and it needs to flow.
I’m not setting a challenge but would be interested to see the result if anyone tries these. Once again, thanks for reading. Lisa.
Advantages: Kim Ch'un-su's notable poems Disadvantages: None
...exerted the strongest influence on poetry in the post-liberation period. The vast majority of poems known as poems of being [chonjae ûi si] or poems investigating interiority [naemyôn t'amgu ûi si] owe an enormous debt to Kim Ch'un-Su poetic explorations."
THE SNOW FALLING ON CHAGALL'S VILLAGE contains a selection of translated poems (arranged in chronological order, but with no dates) spanning Kim Ch'un-Su's long and prolific career, from his first ... ...his latest, THE WOODS THAT SLEEP STANDING (1993). Anyway, in this essay, I will focus and located the subject of reviewing merely on theme of love that comes as the plastic essence of his symbolic diction of the flower in Kim's poetry.
Let us begin with his Sketches of a Flower. He wrote: "… Even amidst the flames of love,/ I was lonely and sad.// Flower, having burned/ without love,/ you smile in immortal/ nakedness.// O thousand eyes of radiant ...
cs.hari 20.11.2007
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Advantages: They create vivid imagery Disadvantages: They are sometimes hard to identify
...Armitage, whilst Carol Ann Duffy's poetry is published by Macmillan. Gillian Clarke is published by Carcanet Press Ltd.
Analysing poetry obviously involves more than just discussing figures of speech; style, structure, rhythm, and rhyme are all important. Being able to recognise figures of speech will, however, help in understanding the imagery and meaning of a poem and encourage students perhaps to use figurative language in their own writing. ...
denella 25.11.2006
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Advantages: A fabulous poem about women and their roles in society Disadvantages: None
...from the standard forms of poetry around this times. The main ideas that must be explored are the language features, the form of the poem and the themes which are consistent through the poem. The author of 'The Emulation' is Sarah Egerton. This is the first key idea that must be addressed about the stereotypical poetry of the 18th century, because it was not a common occurrence for women to be accepted in creative roles of society, such as poets. ... ...as a base to her poetry of 'The Emulation'. This is a combination of the language features, the structure and form, and the consistent themes which she has used through the poem.
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Thanks for reading. Jodie xxx I personally love this poem, and was thrilled that a question specifically about this poem came up in my A level exam the other week, ooooh hope I get a ...
groovybaby3002 26.06.2005
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Advantages: Two great poets sentiments on the capital Disadvantages: none, both great...
A comparison of 'London' by William Blake and 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' by William Wordsworth. These two poems were written within eight years of one another, the first being 'London' in 1794 and then 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' in 1802. They are both Romantics and typical of the style, both have an emotional and expressive freedom in the way they are written and a seemingly honest view of real life. Both poems have an immediate link ... ...related to London in the tittle, this means that even before reading the poem you would expect that London or some aspect of life in London would be a theme in both poems. London could be considered a major theme of both poems but for completely contrasting reasons; 'London's theme is more about the people of London and the conditions of the urban poor and their physical and spiritual misery. 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' however, is a more ...
j22o2 02.03.2007
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Advantages: It is a very long rime Disadvantages: It is a very long rime
Essay on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge
This was part of my first year Uni course. The hours I sweated on this lol.
(I have also published this on the Helium site)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was the opening poem of the first edition of the Lyrical Ballads (1798), published anonymously with William Wordsworth, as a joint volume of poetry. The construction of the Ancient Mariner is that of a narrative-based medieval ballad, ... ...regular quatrains, with a 8 syllable tetrameter structure, creating the impression that it is a product of oral tradition rather than a written culture. The use of short sentence structure and internal rhyme, as in, 'The ship was cheered, the harbour cleared', the use of simile, 'And listens like a three years child:' and repetition as in, below the Kirk, below the hill, below the lighthouse top', reported speech, "By thy long grey beard and glittering ...
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Advantages: It shows love's fragility. Disadvantages: Seeing at the time didn't change it.
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The Water Sky
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We sit together eye to eye
lost in labyrinths of love.
Upon our balconies we sigh,
overlooking blackness.
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floating softly face to face,
upon the mysteries of time,
across the distances of space.
The evening light is growing dim
and darkness closes over us,
lost in wine and shadows thin
beneath the water sky.
- Steven Newit - 1979
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Analysis:
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Like most poetry, 'The Water Sky,' has hidden depths. :) Here's a line by line anaysis of the imagery and ideas in the poem.
Verse one:
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Advantages: This is poetry that sings. TS Eliot was a master of the language. Disadvantages: Eliot was often purposely obscure, showing off his education
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