Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Word Sounds

Each of the poems assigned have a rhythm to them. They flow best when read aloud, and I enjoyed reading all of them. In the Raven, Poe ended each stanza with "Nevermore," and had a rhymed scheme throughout the rest of the poem. It kept me reading with interest. 
In "Sestina," the author used the same words to end each line "almanac, grandmother, tears, house and stove." That is an incredible thing to write, and still make sense and a good poem. I would like to be able to create poems like that, with clever rhyme schemes and creative words.

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