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Acephalous line: a line lacking the first element. Line: a unit into which a poem is divided. Line break: the termination of the line of a poem and the beginning of a new line. Metre (or meter): the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Metres are influenced by syllables and their "weight".
Poetic contractions are contractions of words found in poetry but not commonly used in everyday modern English. Also known as elision or syncope, these contractions are usually used to lower the number of syllables in a particular word in order to adhere to the meter of a composition. [ 1] In languages like French, elision removes the end ...
Children's poetry is poetry written for, appropriate for, or enjoyed by children . Children's poetry is one of the oldest art forms, rooted in early oral tradition, folk poetry, and nursery rhymes. Children have always enjoyed both works of poetry written for children and works of poetry intended for adults. In the West, as people's conception ...
Kenn Nesbitt (born February 20, 1962)in Berkeley, California. He grew up in Fresno and San Diego and attended National University in San Diego, also done education with Mission bay high school , Le Jolla High school and kirk elementary school is an American children's poet. [ 1][ 2][ 3] On June 11, 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate ...
Greek and Latin metre. The Sapphic stanza, named after Sappho, is an Aeolic verse form of four lines. Originally composed in quantitative verse and unrhymed, since the Middle Ages imitations of the form typically feature rhyme and accentual prosody. It is "the longest lived of the Classical lyric strophes in the West".
Doggerel, or doggrel, is poetry that is irregular in rhythm and in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect. Alternatively, it can mean verse which has a monotonous rhythm, easy rhyme, and cheap or trivial meaning. The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel, probably a derivative of dog. [ 1]
Stanza. In poetry, a stanza ( / ˈstænzə /; from Italian stanza, Italian: [ˈstantsa]; lit. 'room') is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or indentation. [ 1] Stanzas can have regular rhyme and metrical schemes, but they are not required to have either. There are many different forms of stanzas.
Enjambment. In poetry, enjambment ( / ɛnˈdʒæmbmənt / or / ɪnˈdʒæmmənt /; from the French enjamber) [ 1][ 2][ 3] is incomplete syntax at the end of a line; [ 4] the meaning 'runs over' or 'steps over' from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation. [ 5] Lines without enjambment are end-stopped. [ 6]