☆Your Guide to writing poetry☆

[mohbaboo]

Hello everyone
it's nice to see you all again

Today, I'd like to introduce this full guide for writing poetry
and hoping that it'll help you to start making your own poetry and share them with us

Writing Poetry is is a wonderful outlet for expressing ideas. Poetry can be used to convey ideas, information and feelings but, above all, it is a great means of entertainment



let's start by defining, "What's poetry?"







1. "Poetry is a short piece of imaginative writing. It is usually very personal in nature, representing a feeling or emotion. Poetry is probably the most free form of writing, with few restrictions like plot and character. Like any art form, poetry takes a commitment and thrives with practice and knowledge of the craft."k

2. " Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has been known to employ meter and rhyme, but this is by no means necessary. Poetry is an ancient form that has gone through numerous and drastic reinvention over time. The very nature of poetry as an authentic and individual mode of expression makes it nearly impossible to define."k


3. "Poetry is piece of literature written by a poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of different techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia. The emphasis on the aesthetics of language and the use of different techniques such as repetition, meter and rhyme are what are commonly used to distinguish poetry from prose. Prose can be defined as ordinary speech or writing without any metrical structure. poems often make heavy use of imagery and word association to quickly convey emotions. Poetry in English and other modern European languages often use different rhyme schemes and these technique are most often seen in children poems such as Nursery Rhymes making them easy to remember. Other examples of different types of poetry which use rhyme are limericks. Poets make use of sound in different types of poetry by employing different kinds of techniques called Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance and Euphony."


definition of literary and poetry terms






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Alliteration
Apostrophe Literary Term
Caesura Literary Term
Denotation Literary Term
Epithet Literary Term
Falling Meter
Foot Literary Term
Hexameter Literary Term
Iambic pentameter
Meter Literary Term
Onomatopoeia
Persona Literary Term
Rising Meter Literary Term
Spondee Literary Term
Tetrameter
Anapaest Literary Term
Archetype Literary Term
Consonance
Elision Literary Term
Euphony
Feminine Rhyme
Heptameter
Hyperbole
Litotes Literary Term
Meiosis Literary Term
Paradox Literary Term

Quatrain
Scansion Literary Term
Stanza
Trochee Literary Term
Antithesis
Assonance Literary Term
Connotation Literary Term
Envoy Literary Term
Euphemism
Figure of speech
Heroic couplet
Iamb Literary Term
Metaphor
Metonymy
Pentameter
Rhythm
Simile
Syntax Literary Term
Trope Literary Term

types of poetry





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ABC poem
Analogy Poetry Type
Blank Verse
Canzone Poetry Type
Classicism Types
Dactyl Poetry Type
Enjambment
Epitaph
Haiku Poetry Type
Irony
Lyric Poetry
Odes
Refrain Poetry Type
Senryu Poetry Type
Tanka
Alexandrine Poetry Type
Ballad Poems
Burlesque Types
Carpe diem
Conceit Poetry Type
Doggerel

Epic Poems
Epithalamium Form
Idyll Poetry Types
Lay Poetry Types
Name Poem
Pastoral Poetry Type
Rhymes
Rhyme Royal Type
Terza rima
Prose and Prose Poetry
Allegory
Ballade Poetry Types
Cacophony
Cinquain Poetry Type
Couplet Poetry Type
Elegy
Epigram
Free Verse
Imagery Poems
Limericks

Narrative Poetry

Quatrain Poetry Type
Romanticism Type
Sonnets
verse

a simple guide to help you through your poetry
these instructions are for the free writing which I will try to provide in this guide

step1

Carry a paper and pen at all times. As all artists know, inspiration can hit at any time at any place. It probably comes most often when least expected, when waiting in the checkout line or sitting on the subway. The immediate feeling of the instinctual emotion felt at the very moment will be forgotten, or at least begin to cloud in memory.

step 2

Know metaphors and how to use them. Use them while speaking to hear how they sound. Think of them constantly and try to make them more eloquent and beautiful all the time. After a while they should be able to flow freely and naturally.

step 3

Have a wide vocabulary. This comes from reading, writing and speaking. Read avidly, and try to incorporate new words while writing. Practice using new words in conversations.

step 4

Use imagery. Imagery is vital to poetry. Know how to describe things in ways that no one else describes them. Be aware of all five of the senses and how to describe effectively what each is experiencing.

step 5

Read poetry. Read poetry all the time. Get inspired by other poets. Learn about their style. Read classic poets such as Aristotle. Read Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Rimbaud. Read contemporary poets like Nikki Giovanni. Read unknown poetry posted online.

step 6

Get outside opinions. Talk to friends, join online groups or even enroll for a course. All feedback is constructive, whether positive or negative. Learn to grow from criticism; it will only help. Don't be afraid to share work with an audience.






The elements to include are imagination and imagery and conveying these ideas by writing poetry which makes good use of rhythm, rhyme, tone and using the English language and its various means to enhance your work. The two most popular devices to enable you to do this when writing poetry is the use of metaphors (A figure of speech in which two things are compared like "the world's a stage") and Similes (A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as.") The use of such devices when writing poetry allows the writer the broaden the images and meanings of everyday terms so that they take on a new dimension






When you write a good poem, one you really like, immediately write another. Maybe that one poem was your peak for the night, bit maybe you’re on a roll. There’s only one way to find out.l

The bigger your theme, the more important the details are. A poem with Love, Destiny, Hate or other huge themes in the title already has two strikes against it (and I like love poems).l

Say what you want to say. Let your readers decide what your poem means.l

Feel free to write a bad poem.l

That one perfect line in a thirty-line poem may be what makes it all worthwhile. It may also be what is ruining the rest of your poem. Keep an eye on it.l

Don’t explain everything.l

Untitled poems are like unnamed children.l

People will remember an image long after they’ve forgotten why it was there.l

Develop your voice. Get comfortable with how you write.l

There are many excuses not to write. Try using writing as an excuse not to do other things.l

The more you read, the more you learn. Read poetry often.l

The more you write, the more you develop. Write poetry often.l

Poems that focus on form are rarely my favorites, but most of my favorite poets learned how to write in forms before they discarded them. Writing in forms is a challenge. It makes you think.l

Don’t be afraid to write from a different point of view. Write a poem that says exactly the opposite of what you believe. If you can, do it without irony.l

When you cannot write, lie on the floor a while, go for a walk, or at least twirl around in a circle. Do something that changes your perspective.l

Write in different places. Keep a notebook. Write in a park or on a street-corner or in an alley. You don’t have to write about the place, but it will influence you whether you do or not.l

Listen to talk radio while you write. Listen to the people who call. Great characters and voices emerge that way.l

If you don’t like a poem or poet you read, figure out exactly why. It may reflect something you don’t like about your own poetry.l

When nothing is coming, start writing very fast. Write down any and every word, phrase or sentence that comes to mind. Do that for about a minute before you go back to working on your poem. I call this trick flushing. Feel free to use anything you came up with, but the purpose of flushing is to clear your head.l

Make a list of poems you can remember specific lines from. Go back and read those poems. Figure out why they stuck with you.l

Keep a dream journal. Dreams are your mind at it’s most creative so pay attention to them. Don’t feel you have to write a poem about your dreams unless one truly inspires you. The main goal is to see what thoughts the dreams lead you to.l

Analyze other writer’s poems. Figure out what works, what doesn’t work, and why. Think about how you would work with the same material and concepts.l

Use humor, irony, and melodrama, but don’t abuse them.l

Write the worst poem you can possibly write. Use clichés, use pretentious words, and beat your reader over the head with your point. Felt good, didn’t it? Now get back to work. The point is, don’t be afraid to write a bad poem. Every great poet has written a bad poem. Most great poets have written hundreds, even thousands of bad poems. The great poets kept writing though, and so should you. If it takes a hundred bad poems to produce a poem you like, finish those hundred poems. l

Limericks can be fun too.l

Every line of a poem should be important to the poem, and interesting to read. A poem with only 3 great lines should be 3 lines long.l

Poems should progress. There should be a reason why the first stanza comes before the second, the second before the third, and so on.l

Follow your fear. Don’t back away from subjects that make you uncomfortable, and don’t try to keep your personal demons off the page. Even if you never publish the poems they produce, you have to push yourself and write as honestly as possible.l

Find a way to publish your poems. Sooner or later you have to send your babies out into the world to find their way. Emily Dickinson was a fluke. Most people who don’t publish while they’re alive will never be seen or heard of — no matter how great their poems.l

Buy poetry books, especially books by current writers. Give back to the poetry community by reading (and paying for) the works of others.l

Go to poetry readings. Check your local arts publications for upcoming events. Almost any sizable town has readings every week or every other week. This is a great opportunity to meet poets and people who care about poetry.l

When you go to readings, donate money and buy books if you can.l

Host a poetry event or organize a reading.l

If you want to swap poetry and criticism with your peers, form your own group. Many .local arts publications let you list your group for free.l

Publish your own poetry journal or web site. Even a few sheets of paper stapled together gets the word out.l

Whatever else you do, keep writing.l

Now, we reached the end of this guide which I hope it was beneficial to all of you
and that it's answered all or most of your questions regarding writing poetry

I tried to gather the most helpful and useful knowledge
and steps and techniques in this guide which I thought were good as I learned a lot from them and they helped through my previous studies in College







Finally, I'd like from you guys to include something in your comments
I want you to write something even few lines from what you've understood from this guide and I will put what you write here as examples




my friend by mohbaboo

it's a small piece entitled, " my friend!"
and it's more of a free writing than an organized one

once upon a time I was a kid
played in secret and never said
to anyone whatever I did
what did you expect, I was a kid

no one listened to what I said
even if I even yelled
until I found my own friend
who I met in the end

on the little piece of ground
the piece on which we played
we had happy times and a happy end
and until now he's my friend







This is an Example I wrote for the ABC type of poetry

Be a MAN by mohbaboo


A wise woman once told me
be a good man to yours
can you take the responsibility?l
do what you can do?l

every time you were asked
for a help or even a task
good for you or even bad
how would you react?l

I want you to know
Judgment day coming no way
kiss you mom's head when you see her
lollipops to be given to your young sister

man should be a MAN
not some hesitated one in the shadows
or you can be nothing
please son, be wise and choose the right one




this one is a free verse

A Dolly and I by Do Ri Me

I just don't understand why ?
there would be thousands reply
when those icy eyes ,
gazed at me with dead blind


I didn't think someday some one ,
would be at her place ,
Nope , this life gives and takes ,
exactly as nothing would happen


O, my hopes of rosy future go ,
with winds if not with storm
there is no reality , no truth ,
satanic lies out of truth


And alone , my dolly and I
will go on and be fine ,
with out othe's cheering , but with a smile ,
due to if dolly is doll , I am a Human !!!




thank you sister Do Ri Me for your contribution
may Allah bless you




thank you everyone for being patient
and good luck to you all


your brother
mohbaboo