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Poetry is considered one of the oldest forms of art and expression. It exists in various forms and languages. The earliest form of poetry began as verses, which were used to narrate stories. These stories were more engaging when presented as poems and were appreciated by a wide audience. However, historical poetry styles differ significantly from modern poems. One definition describes poetry as a traditional art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities, in addition to or instead of its notional and semantic content. Modern poetry, however, also includes pictorial representations.

The evolution of poetry styles throughout history is a fascinating subject. It is believed that the oldest forms of poetry were primarily oral. Some of these poems are considered epics due to their extensive content and were later written down. In Indian literature What is Anglo-Welsh Literature and why Should Anyone Care? - Ceri Shaw is a former college lecturer from Cardiff, South Wales. Currently he attempts to make a living as a Web Designer and as a freelance writer on a range of topics including Literature. He is a regular contributor to Americymru.com. Ceri wrote this article about Anglo-Welsh literature and its exploration of the themes of… , for example, the Ramayana and Mahabharata were originally presented as poems. Today, we know these as stories available in various languages, and people worldwide are familiar with these epics.

Over time, poetry styles evolved into verses that relied on sound and pattern. These verses were often rhymed and organized into units called feet, which consisted of syllabic sounds with specific lengths and stressed and unstressed syllables. Rhyme was also a crucial element in poetry writing, with various types being employed, such as masculine and feminine rhymes.

Masculine rhymes featured identical stresses and differing consonant sounds, while feminine rhymes consisted of different sounds with stressed syllables followed by unstressed rhyming syllables. These were also known as double rhymes, with examples including arrival, revival, and survival. Triple rhymes, like greenery, machinery, and scenery, were another form used. Additionally, there were imperfect and slant rhymes, such as boot, foot, and shoot.

Later poets Reflections on some well loved Poets - Ziggy Olivier wrote this article. He met Dylan Thomas and spent some of his youth drinking whisky with him. He said me: "Everything you may have read about him was true." Reflections on some well loved Poets Approaching my own demise, I was delighted this Christmas to receive from a teenage granddaughter a gift that… transitioned from metered verses to free verses, which could be either short or long and did not specify the length of a line in a poem. These were primarily written in hypertext. Walt Whitman, the pioneer of free verse, wrote a poem called Leaves of Grass, which explores various emotions people experience in different situations. Today, with the advent of the internet The World-wide-web Niche - The global economy has been severely impacted. Millions of people have lost their jobs, many are losing their homes, and retirement portfolios are disappearing at an alarming rate. What happens in the World Wide Web? We often discuss the global financial tsunami, an economic crisis on a scale that rivals the Great Depression of the… , poems are being created in hypertexts.

Songs in various languages can also be considered poetry. Many songs are rhymed and have metered verses. There are millions of songs created and sung worldwide, with many of us enjoying watching music videos on TV. Currently, there are thousands of poets across the globe, including notable figures such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Bishop, Andre Breton, Robert Frost, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nick Flynn, Daisy Fried, John Gould Fletcher, Annie Finch, Judy Grahn, Patricia Goodricke, Adrian Greene, Ted Hughes, Robert Hayden, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Andrew Hudgins, Marilyn Hacker, Brooks Haxton, Bret Harte, William Dean Howells, Chris Jones, and Robert Lowell. These poets have dedicated their lives to writing poems and have contributed immensely to the world through their works, including poems that many of us encountered in school.

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