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15 Famous Short Free-Verse Poems

Since its arrival on the literary horizon, free verse poems have set trends in poetic diction due to their forcefulness, their precision, and concision. Even the shortest poems were ever written have emerged on the literary scene. Any poem that…

10 Religious Symbols Of Easter

Easter Sunday is an important event and festival for Christianity in all denominations. Historically, it is the day when Jesus was resurrected after His crucifixion on Friday. It stands as a symbol of obliterating the darkness of evil from the…

15 Understatement Examples in Literature  

An understatement that means the presentation of something lesser than something actually is. It is an interesting literary device used by the writers and poets alike in their fiction or nonfiction and poetries. It is the opposite of overstatement, exaggeration,…

10 Best Euphemism Examples in Literature

Euphemism is an indirect expression used alternatively for some harsh words, realities, or facts, which if used directly, would cause a problem or controversy. Most people use euphemisms to avoid being rude. Euphemism is usually observed in literary works. Some…

15 Examples of Haiku Poems for Kids

Haiku, a three-liner poetic output, originated from Japan. It has set records in popularity due to its conciseness, precision, and directness, and that too in all three lines. It could have three phrases or three clauses and even sometimes sentences.…

10 Best William Blake Poems

The major exponent of English Romanticism, William Blake is considered an icon among the best poets. He was not only an extraordinary poet but also an amazing artist, engraver, and visionary. His poems had the most common thematic strands ranging…

10 Inspirational Poems For Kids

Poets, writers, and fiction writers write inspirational pieces to inspire children and adults alike. However, writing inspirational poetry for kids is rare and challenging. These are the top ten best inspirational poems for kids. Poem #1 Aim High to The…

10 Famous Free-Verse Poems

An open form of poetic output, free verse has emerged in the final decades of the 20th century and has become a popular genre. In such poems, the paces face difficulties in rhyming and rhyme schemes. This vers libre does…

10 Best Ancient Love Poems

The years between 2000 BC and 500 AD are known as the ancient period. Interestingly, there have been many notable poets and authors during these periods just like the medieval and renaissance periods. It is almost impossible to find most…

10 Best John Keats Poems

John Keats has left a memorable list of poetries behind even though he left the world at the young age of 25, demonstrating his absolute skills as an artist. Some of his poems are included in the English poetry curriculum…

10 Best Internal Rhymes Examples

As the name suggests, internal rhyme occurs within a verse or in a single phrase in that verse or could occur in multiple lines simultaneously. It could be within the same line or in the next line or in the…

10 Best Free-Verse Poem Examples For Kids

Although the idea of having rhyming poetry for the kids is a good one, free verse poetry writing has also entered this realm. The reason is that now children have also some understanding of free verse poems and they understand…

10 Best 17th Century Love Poems

The 17th Century or the 1600s was one of the best eras with great literary works and the time when the transformation in the language and writing style began as a revolution. Poets have always written poems or songs of…

10 Best Epitaph Poems

An epitaph poem is written in the memory of some dead person to recall his/her heroic act. It is an obituary written on the tombstone. Poets, too, have written epitaphs for their favorite characters or persons they met during their…

10 Best Walt Whitman Poems

Walt Whitman, a great American poetic figure, was born in New Jersey and died in Camden New Jersey in 1892. As a poet, his collection, Leaves of Gross, won popularity for him on account of his decision to forsake rhyming…

10 Best Poems About Friendship

People have always contended for friendship and poets have written poems to celebrate friendships or express their otherwise emotions about their friendships. Friendship is mostly among unrelated people like schoolmates, neighbors, and colleagues but a relative and siblings are also…

10 Best Maya Angelou Poems

A great storyteller, memoirist, and poet, Maya Angelou was born in Missouri, United States. She has been a civil rights activist and worked alongside Martin Luther King, too. She won numerous awards for her literary writings. Her best ten poems…

10 Best Robert Frost Poems

Robert Frost, the greatest American poet, was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874. He had stayed in anonymity for four decades until he visited the United Kingdom and started publishing his poetry. He soon won Pulitzer Prize for…

10 Best Poems About Love

Love is an abstract emotion and has been known to rule the universe of man since time immemorial. Stories, epics, and dramas’ core theme has been love in most works of fiction and non-fiction, and most prominently in poetries. Love…