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?