Alliteration is a sound device that gives us satisfying songs, poetry and ads. Here's the definition. ... Definitions and real-world examples in ads, songs and poetry. Clare Mulroy.

Need to solve a challenging problem? Read or write some poetry! Compelling research demonstrates that poetry can accelerate ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

Here is what a metaphor is and examples of how it is used. Figures of speech are used every day in our lives. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get in the way of meaning.

Poetry therapy is the clinical practice of using poetic tools to support emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and identity development. When thoughtfully integrated into therapy, especially with ...

Tell students that they are going to be learning how to write tanka, a form of poetry that has been widely written and read in Japan for more than 1300 years, at least 900 years longer than haiku.

Nonsense poems don't always make sense, they often use made up words, mixed up with real words. ... Watch this short clip to learn about what nonsense poetry is and see an example.

Poems That Lean Into Calm and Joy Amid Life’s Chaos. In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life ... W.S. Merwin, for example, ...

Pattern Poetry: Guide to an Unknown Literature by Dick Higgins (1987), for example, documents examples of chessboard, labyrinth and riddle poems from centuries past.