Post by Belinda on Aug 19, 2003 4:00:06 GMT -5
Found this on a poetry writing website
library.thinkquest.org/C005319/write.htm
Interesting read!
What are your thoughts?
The keys to writing good poetry
Avoid trite language. Clichés like “red as a rose” should be avoided, but fresh metaphors are welcomed. Cut out heavy language, or overused phrases, like “my one and only” or “I feel dead inside.”
Don’t invert the sentence to achieve rhyme. Be cautious of using words simply because they rhyme with a word you’d like to use, the meaning and the tone may be damaged. Let the rhyme pattern suffer, or simplify rather than substitute or rearrange structure.
Leave archaic speech to Shakespeare. Lovely as words like “nevermore” and “quoth” can lend gothic gloom to a poem, but are much better suited to an era passed, Poe used them with eloquence, but in modern day poetry, they are more cluttering than cunning.
Rather than stating a sentimental or emotional feeling, attempt to convey the sensory experience by defining the events that resulted in sentimentality. Include details to portray grief or sorrow, by letting the reader feel through your words, the meaning will reverberate and take on realistic proportions that may have otherwise been lost.
Honesty is the best policy. The danger of poetry is the lure of baring too much, but the more truthful and sincere the words, the more blatant and striking the theme. Never write a poem regarding something you don’t’ personally believe, instead lay aside barriers and let poetry cleanse your conscience.
Remember to let your poetry mirror your true self and the reader will see into your heart and grasp the meaning.
library.thinkquest.org/C005319/write.htm
Interesting read!
What are your thoughts?
The keys to writing good poetry
Avoid trite language. Clichés like “red as a rose” should be avoided, but fresh metaphors are welcomed. Cut out heavy language, or overused phrases, like “my one and only” or “I feel dead inside.”
Don’t invert the sentence to achieve rhyme. Be cautious of using words simply because they rhyme with a word you’d like to use, the meaning and the tone may be damaged. Let the rhyme pattern suffer, or simplify rather than substitute or rearrange structure.
Leave archaic speech to Shakespeare. Lovely as words like “nevermore” and “quoth” can lend gothic gloom to a poem, but are much better suited to an era passed, Poe used them with eloquence, but in modern day poetry, they are more cluttering than cunning.
Rather than stating a sentimental or emotional feeling, attempt to convey the sensory experience by defining the events that resulted in sentimentality. Include details to portray grief or sorrow, by letting the reader feel through your words, the meaning will reverberate and take on realistic proportions that may have otherwise been lost.
Honesty is the best policy. The danger of poetry is the lure of baring too much, but the more truthful and sincere the words, the more blatant and striking the theme. Never write a poem regarding something you don’t’ personally believe, instead lay aside barriers and let poetry cleanse your conscience.
Remember to let your poetry mirror your true self and the reader will see into your heart and grasp the meaning.