Wordy Word Words
When I am reading poetry I come across a number of terms which extend beyond my English O' Level from 45ish years ago. This page offers links to websites that explain all things to do with words and language that interests me.
Literary Devices
Cummings Study Guides - Literary Terms
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50+ Common (& Not So Common) Literary Devices for 2024
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Poetry Terms
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Outdoor Lessons: Writing Poetry at the Playground (thank you to Haley for this suggestion)
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Washington State University - Poetry Terms - why not do the quizzes?!
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(I am keen to expand the list if you do have further suggestions)
Arabic poetry | al-bab.com
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Japanese Poetry - Wiki
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Nabati Poetry in the UAE: Origin, Themes & More - MyBayut (many thanks to Amelia)
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Wikipedia
Pages I Like To Go Back To
(I accept there is some overlap between these links).
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see The International Phonetic Alphabet
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Word play - List of forms of word play
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Also see this Venn diagram that helps to distinguish
Homophone, Homograph, Homonym, Heteronym, Heterograph, and Synonym!
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