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Poetry: July 31, 2019 Issue [#9677]




 This week: Juxtaposition Poetry Mission
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"What makes a good poem? Brevity, terseness, spareness, viewing something new for the very first time, creating an image like no one has ever been blown away by before in their entire life."

Lee Bennett Hopkins


"A poem is a communication from one soul to another that makes one or both hearts sing."

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Juxtaposition Poetry Mission




Poets use lots of tools to create these deep moments out of ink and paper. Juxtaposition is one of those writing tools that writers of all genres use.

So, what exactly is juxtaposition? Basically, it’s a way of comparing and contrasting two or more things—and in something as short as a poem, most likely you’ll be comparing only two things—but use your poetic license as you see fit and write on!

My favorite poet that used juxtaposition is Langston Hughes. Who is your favorite poet to use this tool?



POETRY TERMS


A few writing terms that also use comparisons are metaphors and similes. You may find yourself using one or more of these more specific comparisons when you use comparing and contrasting (juxtaposition) in your poem.

Metaphors: a comparison of two things.
Similes: a comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”


And now for a poetry form that requires a form of juxtaposition.



Diamante


There are two different variations of diamantes: one is a synonym and the other is antonym. The antonym is the version we are referring to today.

I refer to this one because in many ways the first word is compared to the antonym end word. Feel free to share or create other poetry forms that might require a juxtaposition as part of the form requirements.



MUST HAVES


--line count: 7

--meter: none but it does have a certain amount of words per line – 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1

--Each line has a certain kind of word per line: Noun, adjective, verb, noun, verb, adjective, noun. This means line one is one noun, line two has two adjectives, etc.

--rhyme: none although you might be able to get away with some internal rhyme




COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--number of stanzas, but usually there’s only one unless you create a diamante chain. A chain would give you added opportunity to compare and contrast.

--topic, theme




SOURCE NOTES:

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/diamante.html

http://www.poetrybase.info/forms/000/79.shtml



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Editor's Picks



Theme: Diamante

 To: Tolstoy Open in new Window. [ASR]
Diamante about hell and hope
by Keek Author Icon

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Type of poetry that contrasts two ideas that are diametrically opposite.
by Lady Haggis is back, finally Author Icon

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America Descending Open in new Window. [E]
Where are we heading? (Form: Diamante) A Write from the Heart Poetry Entry
by 🌕 HuntersMoon Author Icon

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Shadow's Light - 16 Words Open in new Window. [E]
A Diamante about shadows and light.
by Shaye Author Icon

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 A Florida Poem Open in new Window. [E]
A diamante poem about a certain well-known aspect of Florida life.
by Nakhimov Author Icon

 A Love-Hate Relationship Open in new Window. [ASR]
A Diamante poem about the fine line between two age-old emotions.
by JACE Author Icon

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