Poetry is usually concerned with feelings and vivid description . Poems may tell a story reflect on some thing of importance to the poet . The purpose of a poem is to present a description or point of view , usually with thought – provoking image .

poetry is often you written to be read aloud . Sound pattern and rhythm are therefore important to the overall of poetic text include :

Examples of poetic texts include :

• ballads
• haiku
• limericks
• sonnets
• song lyrics
• cinquains

Features of Poem

Structure of a poem

Poem can be written in many different ways and have a variety of  features. Some poems use regular patterns of rhyme,rhythm and line length,while others use free verse form. Poems can include alliteration,assonance,onomatopoeia,personification,similes,and methapors. The creation of imagery is always important.

Grammatical feature of a poem

A wide variety of grammatical patterns are used in poetry. Common feature include :

• nouns to identify specific object,events or things
• adjectives to create better description
• similes and methaphors to build images.