Rhythm and poetry

Discover the power of rhythm and poetry to express your emotions and thoughts. Explore top techniques and tips to improve your poetic skills and create captivating verses.
Renowned poet and poetry teacher Annie Finch shows how scansion reveals rhythm and meter.  Appreciate poetry more and write better poems. Iambic Pentameter, Transitive Verb, Write Better, Child Education, Teaching Poetry, Rule Of Thumb, Best Poems, Under Water, Learning To Write

How to Scan a Poem « Annie Finch

Excerpted and adapted from A Poet's Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry by Annie Finch (University of Michigan Press, 2012). What is Scanning? "To scan" is both an intransitive and a transitive verb. A good metrical poem "scans," meaning that its meter follows the rules—and also, we "scan" a poem when we mark…

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