
With this in mind, poets often create sound, whether to be pleasing, jarring, or simply highlight key phrases or images through words. In many cases, poetry is most impactful when it’s listened to rather than read. Poems, like other kinds of creative writing, often make use of allegories and other kinds of figurative language to communicate themes.

One thing poetry has in common with other kinds of literature is its use of literary devices.

The last is most obvious when you read poetry. The first three of these are apparent when you hear poetry read aloud. The key elements that distinguish poetry from other kinds of literature include sound, rhythm, rhyme, and format.

With a poem, the form is as important as the function-perhaps even more so. But here’s what they do have to do: use words artistically by employing figurative language. Poems don’t have to rhyme they don’t have to fit any specific format and they don’t have to use any specific vocabulary or be about any specific topic. Grammarly helps you choose the perfect words Write with Grammarly What is a poem?
