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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 31682, member: 636"] People have written poetry since humans first began. Poetry lets us share feelings and life stories. Writers pour themselves into their poems. Many find that writing poems helps them heal. Poetry comes in many styles for everyone to try. Writing good poems requires a few basic skills. Some writers miss these important parts. Your poems need to grab readers right away. This serves as the first rule of great poetry. Following these core steps will make your writing better. Poets create beauty through matching sounds and beat patterns. They might craft rhymes, sonnets, haikus, or many other forms. Each type follows special rules about its shape. Great poems flow with a musical feel. Fast rap songs or traditional haikus both need perfect timing. English poetry often uses matching sounds at line endings. These rhymes pull readers forward through each part. They add fun sounds that people enjoy hearing. Good rhymes make poems stick in your head. Writers can make rhymes work in different ways. Writers use special language tricks in poems. These methods run deep and complex. Each poet speaks with their distinct voice. You want readers to hear what you mean truly. Poetry goes beyond simple words on paper. Poems can include word pictures, repeated sounds, and hidden meanings. These tricks appear less often in regular writing. Word pictures compare things in fresh ways. Repeated first letters create musical effects. Hidden meanings ask readers to think harder. Poems can follow many different designs. Each poem has lines and groups of lines. Some types must follow exact patterns. Japanese poets write haikus with strict rules. Other styles, like ballads, need their special shapes. Some poems keep all the lines the same length. Others mix short and long lines. Poets change line lengths for many reasons. They might want certain sounds to match up. Every poet decides how to build their work. Poetry belongs to a special writing family. Short poems might need just a few lines. This art form helps writers express deep feelings. Well-crafted poems tell the poet's personal story. Poetry connects people like music or dancing does. [/QUOTE]

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