poetry theory – Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery

Using Synecdoche

Using Synecdoche in Life and Poetry. Synecdoche refers to the practice of using a part of something to stand in for the whole thing. Synecdoche examples in Idioms and Everyday Language. Synecdoche is used in many common idioms, and it has become ingrained in the way we use language in our day-to-day lives. The meaning… Continue reading Using Synecdoche

Titling Poetry

Does the title of a poem matter? Some poems are untitled especially many micro poem and specific genres such as Haiku and Tanka. But what is the function of a title in a poem? Title is usually the first introduction readers have to your poem. Therefore, if you are going to use one make it… Continue reading Titling Poetry

Try not to write Obscure, Abstract Poetry because it confuses readers

Abstractions in poetry can be a great concept, when used wisely and judiciously. When abstractions are overdone, the poem becomes a confusing mess for the reader that often defies navigation to a successful conclusion. When someone tells you that your poem is too abstract, they are very likely saying you have abstractions where there should… Continue reading Try not to write Obscure, Abstract Poetry because it confuses readers

Painting poetry with colour

Using colour to paint your poetry The psychology of colour is a fascinating area that explores how colours are linked to emotions, perceptions, and cultural expressions.Colours have a way of evoking emotions, memories, and associations. Metaphors and similes that involve colours add depth and vividness to our language.So adding colour to poetic comparison devices and… Continue reading Painting poetry with colour

Poetic Devices

Literary devices/Poetic devices/Figurative Language Common literary devices, such as metaphors and similes, are the building blocks of literature, and what make literature so enchanting. Language evolves through the literary devices in poetry and prose; the different types of figurative language make literature spark in different ways. Yet these devices are techniques we use in our… Continue reading Poetic Devices

Sounds in Poetry. 1

Use of Sound in Poetry Part 1. Poets use words not only for connotation and meaning but also to utilise their sounds to make patterns.Sound is the most basic element of language. We learn to speak long before we learn to read or write, and the emotional response we have to sound is programmed in… Continue reading Sounds in Poetry. 1

Pauses in poetry

Rhythmic pauses in poetry The caesura plural caesurae.It can be used in poetry and prose.This literary device involves creating a break of a breath within a line where the two separate parts are distinguishable from one another yet intrinsically linked together. The purpose of using a caesura is to create a dramatic pause, which has… Continue reading Pauses in poetry

Writing Love Poetry

Want to write love poems? Unless you are writing to give to a specific person you need to find an edge a new angle. Telling someone you love them they are perfect has been so overdone that it is boring. You need a new angle, so much of love poetry has been overdone it has… Continue reading Writing Love Poetry

Let’s read and discuss poetry

Lets Read and discuss Poetry Ode to a Nightingale BY JOHN KEATS My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk:‘Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness,— That thou,… Continue reading Let’s read and discuss poetry

Writing Poetry.

Poetry a Passion We all love to write poetry but it is much more than scribbling words out of your head. Poetry is writing using concentrated language to make specific emotional responses through meaning sound and rhythm. To write exemplary poetry as opposed to ok poetry one needs to understand those elements… the ability to… Continue reading Writing Poetry.