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21.01 poetry and lyrics đź–‹
21.01 Poetry and Lyrics đź–‹ [[Rhyme schemes]] [[Rhythmic variation]] [[Ding-dong theory]] [[Poetic meter]] [[The effects of enjambment]] [[Figures of rhetoric]]...
Ding Dong theory
Ding-dong theory Ding-dong theory, proposed by Karl Wilhelm Heyse, speculates that language originated as imitations of naturally occurring sounds.1 The...
Every adjective and adverb is worth five cents
“Every adjective and adverb is worth five cents. Every verb is worth fifty cents.” —Mary Oliver, [[A Poetry Handbook]] pg....
Imitation is an exercise in finding one's voice
Imitation is an exercise in finding one’s voice Make something in the style of an artist you admire.1 Don’t worry...
Learn the tradition
Learn the tradition Keeping up with what’s hip doesn’t make for developing a contemporary voice. Become steeped in the past,...
Rhyme schemes
Rhyme schemes AA BB (couplet) AAA BBB (tercet/triplet) ABAB CDCD (quatrain) ABA BCB CDC DED (terza rima) ABAB BCBC C...
Rhythmic variation
Rhythmic variation Variation can actually enhance the strength of a pattern.1 I think of how a drummer may do a...
Showing up for inspiration
Showing up for inspiration Making appointments to write is like making dates between the heart and the skills of the...
The effects of enjambment
The effects of enjambment Enjambment can rush the reader along to finish the sentence. It can give pause. It can...
What is diction?
What is diction? Diction is word choice and is made up of three components: the sound of the word (see...
Show, don't tell
Show, don’t tell Evelyn Underhill says both the artist and the mystic “have learned to put the emphasis upon the...
Why create?
Why create? You must ask yourself, Why do it? What do you gain? Why are you here to do it?1...