Understanding Poetry: Definition and Forms

______ is a style of writing that uses rhyme and meter and it is often divided up into lines or stanzas.

William Wordswprth: “The imaginative expression of strong ______.”

Poetry, from the Greek ‘poesis’ meaning 'making' or 'creating‘.

The Epic of ______ is often cited as one of the earliest works of epic poetry, dating back to the 18th century B.C.

Poetry is a criticism of ______.” Mathew Arnold