Happy World Poetry Day

 

Poetry is an interesting genre of literature. It is a great way to express yourself. Different cultures of the world somehow have poetry embedded in them. This is why poetry should be paid attention to, as a unique way of expression.

You might like to know some things about poems:

1.      They are written in lines and stanzas

2.      They have rhythms which give them that musical feeling

3.      They mostly feature the use of sound devices such as, alliteration and assonance

4.      They feature some figures of speech

5.      Repetition of some words is employed for emphasis in most poems

6.      Poetry also employs the use of imagery to enrich its language

Some common types of poems;

1.   Free verse poem: As the name implies,  it is a poem with no particular structure. Most free verse poems have run on lines.

2. Octave: This is a poem or a stanza of eight lines

3. Acrostic poem: This type of poem spells a word with the first letters of all its lines

4.  Rhyme Poems. Poems are interesting to read, when some words rhyme in sounds

5. Sonnet: This is a poem of fourteen lines.

      

     Light Up

Making people happy makes me feel

Responsible

Sometimes this is hard but

 

Determination always wins

Although it appears futile

Never give up on passion

 

Just like a glowing light

Uniqueness stands us out

Making us special

But only when we move

Out of the ordinary

 

I am sure you can figure out what type of poem this is.

Happy World Poetry Day!

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The Tool of the Writer

It is just not enough to put words down on paper, a writer should be able to establish his targeted audience, know the right words to use and know how to use those words to achieve his objective.

Building a rich word bank becomes important, as the need to express ideas better through words grows.  Anyone involved directly or indirectly with expression of ideas, whether written or verbal, should task themselves to have a rich resource of words.

At a just concluded teachers  training program   on “Literacy”, one of the facilitators, Miss Pepetual Chiwendu Igwe, expounded on vocabulary development, as one of the ways to help with literacy in the twenty first century. According to her, if educators would do their homework well, the students in their custody would gradually start building their own word bank.

Miss Pepetual Chiwendu Igwe on literacy

There are many ways of going round a subject, this is where creativity comes in. what gives a writer that unique expression, is his or her ability to use words in a creative way. Creative writing, is a product of creative thinking and creative thinking,  is a product of what the mind has been exposed to. Of course, there are many things that spur creativity, but for the writer, having a rich word bank is key.

Nobody wants to read a writing piece filled with repeated words, when there is something more appealing to read. Writings that are spiced up with choice words are more interesting and catch the reader’s attention more. Apart  from the information they provide, such writings educate the readers by giving them the opportunity to also learn new words.

To have your own unique voice, learn the craft of words and trade with them!

CREATIVE WRITING

Creative writing refers to that piece of writing which do not follow the regular way of writing. It tends to mirror life’s experiences and entertains its audience.

TYPES OF CREATIVE WRITING
Creative writing could take any of these forms:
 Prose: this refers to any written story of people or events. It could either be a fiction or nonfiction. Since the focus is on creative writing, prose could be defined as a story that is invented and not an account of something that actually happened.  Examples of this type of prose are: novels, novellas and short stories.

Poetry: poetry is any piece of writing with a pattern of lines which sometimes rhymes in sound. These lines could either be arranged in stanzas or verses. Poetry expresses thoughts, emotions and employs words which excite the imagination. Examples of types of poems are: epic, ballad, free verse, lyrics, dirge/elegy etc.

 Drama: This is a piece of writing which through dialogue is enacted on a stage by actors before an audience. The characters in drama imitate the characters, actions and speech patterns of people in real life. Some types of drama are: Comedy , Tragedy, Tragicomedy, Farce, etc.