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POETRY!What is it?
What do you think? 2/3 Period
What do you think? 9/10 Period
expressionrhymingfeelings written in wordsopinions
music, books, greeting cards, TV
Dictionary.com
Merriam Webster's Intermediate Dictionary
writing chosen and arranged to create a certain emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
The American Heritage High School Dictionary
1. a piece of literature written in meter
2. verse
Brain Pop
Poetry:- any writing that uses words for their sound and rhythm
as well as for meaning- poetry usually emphasizes artistic elements like rhythm,
rhyme, and repetition
Prose:- ordinary writing in a textbook, newspaper, or novel - expresses ideas in simple, direct language
What is prose, then?
And, verse?
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