WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry has certain characteristics that make it special. These include...
• Poetry uses vivid images and descriptive language to ‘paint’ a picture in the reader’s mind.
• Poetry cuts out all the excess words that you might find in prose, creating its magic with a limited amount of text.
• Poetry is normally designed to be read out loud - when you read it, do try to hear it as well.
• Poetry often makes the reader emphasise certain important words, and it usually has a strong rhythm.
• Poetry may rhyme, but it does not have to.
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