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But it's really, really not.

Many academic institutions teach you the exact opposite of how to write in this way.

That means that when you're blogging, you want to write a commercial book, or even when you're a poet, it can be very difficult to convey your ideas clearly and sharply.

In fact, writing clearly and expressing your ideas in a simple way is one of the most difficult challenges you'll face, particularly when you first start out.

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Poets must make deliberate decisions about every aspect of their poem. Things like a poem's structure, its title, and even its use of punctuation are deliberate decisions made by the poet to reinforce---or sometimes contradict---the overarching theme or message of the poem.

In this post, we're going to look at some of the areas you can analyse when reading a poem.

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Firstly, they're more of a musical performance than a fiction or nonfiction reading.

Secondly, you need to embody the character of your poem. In fiction, you can get away (a little) with reading in a fairly normal voice. But if you don't put passion and pizazz into your poetry, you'll lose your audience, and fast.

Many poems are written to be read aloud.

So, as a poet, you need to embrace this.

Even if you hate being on stage more than anything else, you can learn to love reading your poetry aloud.

And the more you read your work in front of people, the easier it gets.

Promise.

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This isn't an in-depth list. You can click on the links under each for more detailed explanations and examples. I find the best way to learn about a new form is to read as much about it as possible, then attempt to write one as close to the rules as possible. What works for you may be different.

Lowercase letters represent repeated lines.

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Poetry needn't be something to be scared of: with the right tools and the right direction, anyone can find the right type of poetry for them.

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