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  2. Poetry - Wikipedia

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    A good example of a poet known for his Gushi poems is Li Bai (701–762 CE). Among its other rules, the jintishi rules regulate the tonal variations within a poem, including the use of set patterns of the four tones of Middle Chinese. The basic form of jintishi (sushi) has eight lines in four couplets, with parallelism between the lines in the ...

  3. Poetry analysis - Wikipedia

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    Analyzing diction and connotation—the meanings of words as well as the feelings and associations they carry—is a good place to start for any poem. [20] The use of specific words in the poem serve to create a tone—an attitude taken towards the subject. For example, consider the words "slither" and "sneak."

  4. Poetry from Daily Life: A poem influenced MLK's 'Dream ... - AOL

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    Poet and educator Nile Stanley shares a story — and the poem it inspired — about a student recital during tough times. Poetry from Daily Life: A poem influenced MLK's 'Dream' speech, can teach ...

  5. Poetry from Daily Life: The freedom of poetry — you are the ...

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    In a world where we often have less agency than we'd like, poetry offers the freedom and control we crave, Heidi Mordhorst writes. Poetry from Daily Life: The freedom of poetry — you are the ...

  6. Poetry from Daily Life: Poetry's rules and forms can help ...

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    More: Poetry from Daily Life: For a ballad, pick a beat and pick a rhyme, then stick with it When my mother died, I turned to poetry, as I always do in times of sorrow (note: I also turn to poetry ...

  7. History of poetry - Wikipedia

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    The Istanbul tablet#2461, dating to c. 2000 BCE, describes an annual rite in which the king symbolically married and mated with the goddess Inanna to ensure fertility and prosperity; some have labelled it the world's oldest love poem. [10] [11] An example of Egyptian epic poetry is The Story of Sinuhe (c. 1800 BCE). [12]

  8. Confessional poetry - Wikipedia

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    In 1959 M. L. Rosenthal first used the term "confessional" in a review of Robert Lowell's Life Studies entitled "Poetry as Confession". [6] Rosenthal differentiated the confessional approach from other modes of lyric poetry by way of its use of confidences that (Rosenthal said) went "beyond customary bounds of reticence or personal embarrassment". [7]

  9. Poetry from Daily Life: With rhythm and rhyme, poetry is a ...

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    Poetry is usually short, and the rhythm and rhyme embedded in poetry for children make poems easy to learn to read. Even children who struggle in learning to read can achieve success in learning ...