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| − | A '''poem''' is a usually short written piece belonging to the literature of [[poetry]]. | + | A '''poem''' is a usually short written piece belonging to the literature of [[poetry]]. Some poems have rhymes, as in [[Robert Frost]]'s famous "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."<ref>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621</ref> |
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| − | + | In a humorous explanation of the difference between a poem and prose, a poem is text with an uneven right margin. | |
| − | + | There are many different sorts of poems – from formal [[sonnet]]s to [[haiku]]s to experimental [[free verse]]. [[Shakespeare]] wrote many sonnets in addition to his plays.<ref>http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/</ref> | |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Literature]] | *[[Literature]] | ||
| + | *[[Friedrich Hoelderlin]] | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
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Latest revision as of 00:15, July 12, 2016
A poem is a usually short written piece belonging to the literature of poetry. Some poems have rhymes, as in Robert Frost's famous "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."[1]
In a humorous explanation of the difference between a poem and prose, a poem is text with an uneven right margin.
There are many different sorts of poems – from formal sonnets to haikus to experimental free verse. Shakespeare wrote many sonnets in addition to his plays.[2]