Poetry

What is poetry?

• the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
• literary work in metrical form; verse.

Poetry Vs Prose

• Poetry (from the Latin poeta, a poet) is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning.
• Prose is the most typical form of language. The English word 'prose' is derived from the Latin prōsa, which literally translates as 'straight-forward.'

Terms

Famous Poets-The Classics

• Robert Frost
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Emily Dickinson
• Maya Angelou
• Shel Silverstein

Types of Poems

• Onomatopoeia Poem
• Pattern Poem
• Rhyme Scheme Poem
• Sonnet

Work-Cited

• http://www.diffen.com/difference/Poetry_vs_Prose
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/verse?s=t