Introduction to Poetry

Definition
Purpose
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Elements -Stanza - How lines are roupe!.
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Pra&ti&e* $!entify t#e r#yme.
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-ature.s first reen is ol!/
Her #ar!est #ue to #ol!.
Her early leaf.s a flower0
,ut only so an #our.
T#en leaf su%si!es to leaf
So E!en san1 to rief
So !awn oes !own to!ay.
-ot#in ol! &an stay.
2#en $ was one an! twenty
$ #ear! a wise man say.
34i(e &rowns an! poun!s an! uineas
,ut not your #eart away0
4i(e pearls away an! ru%ies
,ut 1eep your fan&y free.
,ut $ was one-an!-twenty
-o use to tal1 to me5
Pra&ti&e* $!entify t#e imaery.
1. S#e sear&#e! t#e tou&# of sprin an! felt amon t#e
lea(es t#e !ew of ol! !e(otions.
2. Di! $ #ear t#em6 7es/ $ #ear! t#e &#il!ren sinin.
3. T#y %eautiful eyes %ri#ten an! t#ey %lin! t#e stars.
4. T#ey were wrappe! in a %lan1et/ an! felt really warm.
5. T#e &as&a!e of perfume t#at was #er #air &ame
tum%lin o(er #is &#est.
6. $&e &ream &ones/ lemona!e/ an! tasty #ot!os were t#e
usual fare of summer.
8. Soon/ wit# #e noise of tam%ourines &ame #er
#an!mai!s.
9. T#e s1y is lowin wit# t#e splen!or of 4o!.
:. ;usi&/ w#en soft (oi&es !ie/ <i%rates in t#e memory.
1=. $t is sweet/ t#e imae of remem%ere! &#il!#oo!.