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Poetry Tips Series (8 of 20)
by Al Rocheleau OFF-RHYMES ( BELT/DELVE, FROND/LAND) ARE LESS OBVIOUS THAN EXACT RHYMES. You can rhyme the vowel sound, but end with a sightly different sound (the former), or have a different... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Poetry Tips Series (7 of 20)
by Al Rocheleau SINGLE SYLLABLE RHYMES (RAIN/SPAIN) ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN MULTI-SYLLABLE RHYMES (SPINNING/WINNING). It has to do with the direct nature of a single, forced syllable on the ear. ... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Poetry Tips Series (6 of 20)
By Al Rocheleau USE ALLITERATION SPARINGLY. Just like rhyme, too much turns the cake into "all frosting." (Before:) Pompeii's frozen, frantic forms, fill and frame a thousand furrows, forgotten.... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Poetry Tips Series (5 of 20)
By Al Rocheleau Use Rhyme Sparingly! Outside of fixed pattern poems, don't use rhyme all the time, especially as a crutch. Use occasional end rhymes, internal rhymes (even better) or none at all.... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Warning Signs of a Bad Poetry Contest
I found this list on Winning Writers, a reputable and reliable poet's website: 13 Warning Signs of a Bad Poetry Contest The main goal of a bad poetry contest appears to be extracting money from... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Poetry Tips Series (4 of 20)
By Al Rocheleau AVOID ABSTRACT WORD SYMBOLS "Love," "life," "death," "hate," "truth," "spirit," "soul," "beauty," "grief." SHOW these things; don't just say them. By themselves, they mean nothing to... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Poetry Tips Series (3 of 20)
by Al Rocheleau DON'T USE PARTICIPLES IN PLACE OF REAL VERBS. The fastest way to spot an amateur poet is the abuse of "-ING" (present participle) and "-ED" (past participle) words strung out with no... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
Poetry Tips: Use Action Verbs (2 of 20)
by Al Rocheleau Don't write in disjointed fragments. Those who you may think wrote largely in fragments (Williams, Plath, Bukowski) did nothing of the sort. There was a line, a string upon which... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
It's Poetry, Not Prose (Part 1 of 20)
by Al Rocheleau Don't just put prose into "poetic" lines. If you can write it out in paragraph form, and it says exactly the same thing, it's not poetry. Don't just deliver a message... Why is our poetry site the very best? ...
