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Poetry (etymology)
The word poetry comes from the ancient Greek word poiein, which means "to make" or "to create".
The root begins with poiein ("to make"), leading to poiētēs ("maker"/"author") and poēsis ("making" or "composition").
Passed into Latin as poēta (poet) and Medieval Latin poētria, eventually shaping terms for poetic art.
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Entered the English language in the late 14th century as poetrie or poetrye, meaning a composition in verse or artistic literature. It displaced the native Old English term lēoþcræft (literally "song-craft")
Basic elements of poetry
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Stanza - group of lines functioning as a unit. Types of stanzas would include: Couplet (2 lines), Tercet (3 lines), Quatrain (4 lines), Sestet (6 lines) and Octave (8 lines)
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Language of Poetry:
The language of poetry is composed of poetic and sound devices. The poetic devices include imagery, metaphor, personification, symbol, enjambment, caesura, etc. Whereas sound devices include:
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The Origins of Poetry
Poetry is closely connected with song, music and performance. Early poetry was largely oral and was remembered and transmitted through rhythm, repetition, rhyme, refrain and musicality.
In Greek culture, poetry had close connections with ritual, religion, communal celebrations and storytelling.
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