An ODE
Have you ever expressed your thankfulness and admiration for something or someone you love? Well, one way that you can pay tribute to this person or thing is by writing an ode.

An ode is a type of poem or song that is focused on something or someone that is praiseworthy.
The word Ode comes from a Greek- aiedien - which means to sing or chant.

Types of Odes

Pindaric odes, named for the Greek poet Pindar, are characterized by their length, bold metaphors (or comparisons), and big transitions between topics. They have three major parts. Many Pindaric odes were written about religion or politics in a dramatic and formal manner. In ancient times, Pindaric poems were written for victorious athletes and performed with dancers and singers.

Horatian odes, named for the Roman poet Horace, are less dramatic and pretty informal. They are shorter than Pindaric odes and consist of 2-4 line stanzas. They have an elegant, serene and more private feel to them. Horatian odes can be about almost any topic, like animals, nature or a beautiful person.

Irregular odes don't have to follow a certain pattern. This means that they can be goofy or serious, long or short - its up to the poet! Many modern odes, or odes that were written more recently, follow a looser structure.

Example of an Irregular ode:


MY FAMILY by Inuwa Usman

I see no changes in the water
Because we all live sincerely
We all live happily and comfortably
That no one can separate us.

We all share things kindly
That no conflict can display
We all have fun together
Till sunset.

Happiness flows around us
That people envy us
Charity is what we believe
That we cannot stop.

Fury is farther
Love is near
We all live joyfully
And we all rejoice.

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Guilty!

noble4d:
Free verse gives you the freedom to write on any topic without following any rules. you should try it out.

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Good morning dear poets, I hope you had a splendid night?

Have you ever wanted to write a long narrative poem about the heroic deeds of a person? Well, one way you can do this is by writing an EPIC poem.
The word epic is derived from the Ancient Greek adjective, “epikos”, which means a poetic story. In literature, an epic is a long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery.

Good morning dear poets, I hope you had a splendid night?

Have you ever wanted to write a long narrative poem about the heroic deeds of a person? Well, one way you can do this is by writing an EPIC poem.
The word epic is derived from the Ancient Greek adjective, “epikos”, which means a poetic story. In literature, an epic is a long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery.

There is no structure to the poem other than it tells a story.


Example of an epic poem by youngwriters

The man awoke upon the morn
To the sunlight streaming down
Down upon the bed through the window pane
The curtains that swathed it having been
Left wide open to the elements
The night before in his haste
To retreat to the land of Nod
He squinted and raised a hand
To shield his vision from the glare
That had so recently disturbed him
From his sojourn in dreamland.
He lay upon the bed awhile
Basking in the morning light
Thinking upon the day before him
He could delay it no longer
The day must be commenced
Despite his reticence and the comfort
To be found amongst the bed sheets.
But then the swirling dust motes caught his eye
As they danced and twirled before him
In the shafts of sunlight streaming down
That had so recently disturbed him
As they performed their ballet
To music beyond his hearing
He admired the twirling journey
Of their dance upon the air
And pondered awhile upon their beauty
And perhaps if it could be used
To aid the work that faced him.
With this reminder he shifted
He really must desist this lazing
Around in bed for half the morn
He had work to be commenced.
He raised his arms above his head
And with a crack stretched out long
Dispelling the vestiges of sleep
From their places in his weary limbs
But as he stretched his gaze lifted
To the roof above him
And upon that roof he happened to spy
A shaft of the morning’s light
That had so recently disturbed him
It sliced the roof in half up high
Two halves of shadow ripped asunder
By this line of blazing glory light
Right above his head.
The sight above him brought to mind
Great canyons in the desert
Or rivers cleaving land in two
Or perhaps, a glimpse between two curtains
As the light spilled from within
Offering the unseen observer
A glimpse into a world
Thought private by its occupants
Yes, he thought, that was good
He’d have to note that down
And remember to use it later
Once his work had been commenced.
He sat up and winced once more
At the light that invaded his room
And wished that he had had the foresight
Last night to draw his own curtains across
And then perhaps he would have been saved
From the insistent morning glow
That had so recently disturbed him.
He swung his legs from under the covers
And stretched once more up high
Still he did not feel ready to face
What lay before him, though he must
His toes lighted upon the wooden beams
Of the floor of his bedroom
And he shuddered, for though the light
Was fierce and bright and white
None of its warmth had thought to reach
The floor upon which he trod
At times such as this (so every morn)
He wished he were the type of chap
To own a pair of slippers to put upon his feet
And protect them from the frost of the floor
It was a while before he found himself
Descending the stairs to the rooms below
For though his work must be commenced
He was not eager to make a start
He prepared himself some food
Because he can’t work on an empty stomach
He prepared himself a drink
Because the mind needs liquid to function
It was a hot drink, so took longer
Because he couldn’t think if he was cold
He returned upstairs for a jumper
Because the hot drink might not be enough
To keep him warm enough
He opened all his letters
And answered every one
Because he would not allow his work
To get in the way of his manners
He washed and dried his dishes
Because the imagination would not be freed
If the shackles of chores lay upon him
And then there was nothing left to do
But work
And so he sat down at his desk
He adjusted his chair just so
He took a fresh sheet of paper
And smoothed it out before him
He took a pencil from the pot
And looking at it, frowned
Then retrieved a sharpener
And would not settle until
It was the perfect sharpness
With no risk of the lead snapping
And interrupting his flow
Such a happening had the potential
To ruin a whole day’s work
And close off his mind to his task
Until the next morn when he would
Be awoken by the sun once more.
He was ready to begin
The paper was blank and crease free
The pencil was ready to scratch
Its lead across the white surface
Leaving behind its trail
There was nothing left to do
Within the house, it had all been done
There was nothing to distract him
From the hours that lay ahead
And those hours did pass
Slowly, sleepily, sloth-like
They ambled on by
Dragging him through the day
One painful minute by minute
Yet still the paper remained
Blank and crease free
Yet still the pencil remained
Sharp and ready to scratch
Its lead across the white surface
Leaving behind the trail
He racked his brain but nothing
He half remembered fleeting thoughts
From when he had first awoken
From when the sun blazed so fiercely down
Upon his sleeping form
And disturbed him from his slumber
Something about the ceiling
And curtains, yes definitely curtains
He was sure the words had flowed
Easily into his mind
Cascading waterfalls of words
But the symphony that had
Accompanied them when they first
Had emerged fully formed inside his head
Now sounded hollow and dull
And merely a racket, no melody at all
He picked up the pencil
But still did not write
He looked down at the lead
And wood creation in his hand
And threw his pencil to the fire
As if it had been its fault
For failing him
He looked at the paper upon his desk
Its blankness accusing him
Mocking him
He scrunched it up into a ball
And threw it after the pencil
He took a fresh sheet of paper
And smoothed it out before him
He took a pencil from the pot
And looking at it, frowned
Then retrieved a sharpener
And would not settle until
It was the perfect sharpness
With no risk of the lead snapping
And interrupting his flow
(If he ever found his flow)
He closed his eyes in concentration
He meditated for relaxation
He thrashed
He wailed
He begged the powers that be
But all to no avail
The words just would not come
And then, in exhaustion, in submission
He finally admitted defeat
After hours in his seat with nothing achieved
And days and weeks of the same
He set down the pencil
That was the perfect sharpness
Upon the paper
That was smooth and blank
And tried to write no more
‘I am a lie, a deceit, a fraud’
He said to the empty air
‘For how can I call myself a poet
When not a single word I write’



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You can try it out.

Wow!! I'm glad I found this thread. I'm a new poet, just learning to express my ideas, thoughts and feelings in stanzas.
Kudos noble4d

Angelina996:
Wow!! I'm glad I found this thread. I'm a new poet, just learning to express my ideas, thoughts and feelings in stanzas.
Kudos noble4d

You are welcome poet

Good morning dear poets, I hope you had a splendid weekend?
I've been busy with work and is really taking much of my time but I promise to post a lesson this week.
Thanks

noble4d:
LESSON 5
NONET
A nonet has nine lines. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional.
Line1- 9 syllables
Line2 - 8 syllables
Line3 - 7
Line4 - 6
Line 5 - 5
Line6 - 4
Line7 - 3
Line8 - 2
Line9 - 1
Example:
Time to party ( Birds- women).
They set their wings and ready to fly Birds of different colours and aim Dress so clean and bright they wear Flying from pole to pole With high pitch till nap Thence, they woke up Lost and seek Grains to Eat.

Nonet is beautiful.write yours let's see what you got.
noble cares

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Hello dear poets, I bring to you another interesting kind of poem.
Have you ever heard of HORATIAN ODE?
A Horatian ode is a poem with meter and rhyme. It is devoted to praising a person, animal, place or object.

The structure of Horatian poem is:
Abab cdecde

Example of Horatian poem
Start of the school week

(A)Trudging to school on a cold, dreary morning,
(b) It's only Monday, this week is going to be long,
(a) So tired, I'm still yawning,
(b) This feeling hardly makes me break into song,
(c) A week of learning stretches out ahead,
(d) The teacher's at the front, the first lesson's art,
(e) We make it to lunch and I still feel sad,
(c) Really would love to go back to bed,
(d) But Friday rolls around and it's time to depart,
(e) It's then I realise, school isn't that bad.

You can try it out.

Hey sweetnation...
You good?

If maynation doesn't reach out to Britboy,
Britboy will reach out to maynation

Just dropping by with lots of love.
Have a great week...

...

Kingsteve:
Greetings from the North Central...
dearest in mind.
Even though you've warned me not to disturb your mentions, I still couldn't help myself.

I saw your kind words about me in your Diary section.
I tried to acknowledge by dropping a comment or two, but obviously comments aren't allowed.
Then I figured out we have our secret place I can say thank you for the kind words and mention.

Something got my attention in your write-up though.
You said: "even though you don't know me too well..."
That comment got me thinking...

How can you possibly know me too well if you don't make efforts to?
How can you know me too well when you don't bother to reach out, even though you have my digits and my email?

I took the risk of posting my digits online, risking it being scavenged upon by scammers and whatnot, yet...
you've intentionally or unintentionally turned a blind eye to the digits starring right in your phone.

What will it take to make you say hi via any medium suitable to you?
If you really mean to know me better, what stops you from contacting me on WhatsApp?

Tell me, what's the worst that can happen when you contact me, in a bid for both of us to know ourselves better?
Would I bite?
Or, maybe you're scared I'd 'Jay' you?

If in your heart of hearts, you actually mean to know me better than just a NL moniker, you have all the tools and platform to make it happen.

Hope you doing great maynation the sweetnation?
Hope I didn't disturb your mention, and if I did...
Apologies in advance!







Much love...

It was supposed to be a gossip about NLAnders I know and it in no way means I needed a connection outside this forum.

It's good you reacted to my comment about you, but if you expecting anything outside this honest observation then you are sleeping on a bike.


Whatever happens here ends here.
Got no biz with the people of Nairaland outside this forum regardless of how awesome they are.

maynation:


It was supposed to be a gossip about NLAnders I know and it in no way means I needed a connection outside this forum.

It's good you reacted to my comment about you, but if you expecting anything outside this honest observation then you are sleeping on a bike.


Whatever happens here ends here.
Got no biz with the people of Nairaland outside this forum regardless of how awesome they are.

.

Hello poet, I hope you are having a wonderful day? I'm so sorry for my absence all this while, its due to my job. Anyways, I'll be dropping another fascinating type of poem soon. Thanks for your Patience and keep on writing.

Hello dear poets, I'm back again with another fascinating type of poem (Romantic poem).
Romantic poem can help to spark romance in a relationship. Talking about romantic feelings can be difficult. However,this is one of the best ways to let your feelings out.
I do remember back then in school, I used to woo lots of girls in my class with my poem and it works. .
You can also help others who might not know how to express their feelings.

Example:

I NEED SOMEONE

I need someone to hold me tight
in silence of dark,
Who won’t go ’way
At break of day.

Someone whose love will mend the seams
Of broken dreams,
And give me back
The trust I lack.

For love, it holds the magic key
To set me free,
To heal my soul
And make me whole.

Example 2:

LOVE LETTER

I am here at distance
Imploring heaven with your name.
Death is easier
Than these months without you.

I am suffering, suffering so bad
From a most exquisite form of madness,
yearning to have you by my side
In mornings and nights.

I have become your shadow
In those secret moments
when you dance alone
Or when you bathe in candlelit fantasies.

Above all my angel,
I yearn to make your eyes a torrent of rain And have your chest heaving in happiness.

You guys should try it out...

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Hello poet, have you ever heard of ABC poem?
An ABC poem also called Alphabet poem is a poem where the first letter of each line is the subsequent letter of the alphabet. The first line starts with A. The second line begins with B, and this continues for the rest of the poem. Each line focuses on building upon the central topic of the poem, creating a specific mood, feeling, or picture in the reader’s mind. There are various types of ABC (or Alphabet) poems. Some use all 26 letters, while others only use 5-6 of the letters in alphabetical order

Example:
CHAOTIC PLACES by Britney

After everything is said and done
Bad dreams and nightmares
Chased away by the coming dawn
Demons stashed into nightstand drawers
Everything the same routine
Fight to fall asleep
Get only maybe an our or two
Half way making it through both night and day
Instead of being away and alert the next day
Just barely keep my eyes open
Keeping up with daily demands
Leaves me even more exhausted
Making sleep the next night even more impossible
Nightmares creeping back into me
Overly vivid dreams making me crazy
Pray that they go away soon
Quit messing with my head
Resting my eyes has turned to hell
Sleepless, sleepless nights
Tortured by what seems to be a plague
Unable to rid myself of them
Visiting chaotic places
While laying in my bed
Xanadu for me would be a peaceful sleep
Years without one is
Zero in 730 days.

You guys should try it out. Best of luck.

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noble4d:
LESSON 5

EPITAPH

An epitaph is a brief poem inscribed on a tombstone praising a deceased person, usually with rhyming lines.

Example:

Dedicated to my late father

Here lies humble heart daddy
Who died while smiling himself witty.
He held me softly
Thence closes his eyes gently.
He promised to take me see movies
Whence I have pass my worries.
Now that nature shimmer
He ended up six feet under.

you can write yours. show us your dexterity and creativity.

noble cares.

Dedicated to my childhood

Here goes all my little dreams.
You left me with but heavy burdens
You claimed to move with the time
But your leaving me felt so sudden
The places you promised we’ll be
The times have taken you far from me .
Oh my childhood,
I miss you already my dear friend.
Rest well,
you’ll be part of my story at the end

Happy new year poets

noble4d:
Happy new year poets

What is a Ballad?

A ballad is a type of poem that is sometimes set to music. Ballads have a long history and are found in many cultures. The ballad actually began as a folk song and continues today in popular music. Many love songs today can be considered ballads.

Literary ballads are often written in the form of poetry, with some consisting of quatrains and others consisting of couplets.

They generally tell a story in a very direct manner, and they do not have to be about love at all.

Ballads often use vivid and expressive imagery in a detached manner to relay the tale.

A prominent characteristic of ballads is that they can often easily be put to music.

Examples:

Whitney Houston is famous for singing the ballad “I Will Always Love You,” which tells the dramatic story of timeless love a person holds for someone.

Similarly, the movie Titanic includes the ballad, “My Heart Will Go On” sung by Celine Dion. This ballad tells the story of the infinite love the speaker has for someone. This ballad tells the story of how this love is everlasting no matter what situation life brings her.

Furthermore, the band Journey is famous for the ballad “Don’t Stop Believing’,” which tells the story of simple people in search of achieving large dreams. It emphasizes the importance of preserving in order to achieve our goals.

More lessons coming soon.

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Happy new year poets

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Hello dear poets, let me share with you some fascinating tips on how to write a beautiful Romantic poem.

1. Before you start writing a romantic poem, you need to pick one person to be your audience. Is it the woman you just met? The man you have been craving for? Your spouse? Your boyfriend /girlfriend? I don’t know. Just pick one person.

2. Its highly important to know specific details about the person. What do you like about this person? Is it his body structure ? Or her pretty smile? Maybe how he talks with his hands or her good sense of fashion ? Including a specific detail or three about your audience will increase your chances of making his or her heart flutter.

3. Include those specific details and remember to write in the first person. Make your poem “from me to you” personal. This is how “I” feel around “you.”

4. Be earnest. You can get poetic, but don’t overdo it. In a “real world” love poem, being earnest is way more important than being literary. Sweep your audience off his or her feet with your intentions, not your literary conventions.

5. Write in a simple language. Do not try to show your audience that you are very good in English by boring him/her with vocabulary. Writing in simplicity will make it flow and make your audience feels every word your wrote.

6. End with call to action or pronouncement. Okay, what kind of call to action? Something as simple as “will you be mine”, would work. You can also pronounce your affection to your audience like " I love you", " I'll love you forever" just something simple. Though it should be obvious from the rest of the poem.Sticking your landing at the end will remove any doubt.

Thanks for reading and I hope it helps. Happy Val.

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Hello dear poets, I'll post a new lesson soon. Thanks.

Good morning dear poets, hope you had a splendid night?
Today's lesson is on EPIGRAM

What is an Epigram?

Epigrams are short, witty, and often satirical poems that usually take the form of a couplet or quatrain (2-4 lines in length).

Example of an Epigram

An example of this poem is provided by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

Sir, I admit your general rule,
That every poet is a fool,
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every fool is not a poet.

Another example is provided by INUWA USMAN

Everyone wants to live life to the fullest,
But deep down in our heart,
We all know that,
Every soul shall taste death.

Epigrams are not exclusive to poetry. They are also commonly used as literary devices and in speeches. John F. Kennedy’s famous quote, “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind” is one such example.

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Please if you have any question on any lesson here, kindly ask me.

noble4d:
Please if you have any question on any lesson here, kindly ask me.

When is the semester exams? Is sorting allowed?

Nice job, man. Much appreciate your efforts.

Dear poets, please stay safe during this global crises. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water and avoid social gathering. In my own part to support the fight against covid-19, I will start a new lesson soon.
Stay healthy, stay safe.

Hello poets, sorry for the delay. More update coming soon.

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Hello poets, I hope you are having a wonderful day? I've been busy but it's good to be back. I'll post a new lesson soon anytime I'm free. Today, let's revisit Lesson one.

What is a Kyirelle Poem?

A Kyrielle poem is structured so that all the lines have eight syllables and each stanza of four lines ends in a refrain. It takes on a rhythmical form very much like a rhyming couplet .

What is the structure of a Kyirelle Poem?
A Kyrielle poem is made up of 4 lined stanzas of
eight syllables each. The capital being the refrain:

aabB
ccbB
ddbB
eebB

An example of a Kyrielle Poem

Pollution

Pollution rising in the sky,
People wear masks as they walk by,
It's about time to turn the bend,
For all this pollution to end.

Animals are losing their homes,
To make way for buildings with domes,
What message do we have to send,
For all this pollution to end.

We're all guilty we must confess,
Guilty of making such a mess,
It's time for action, find a friend,
For all this pollution to end.

If we don't act the world won't last,
Breathing fresh air will have long passed,
This is the message that I send,
For all this pollution to end.

I hope you all understand the structure? If you have any question, kindly ask.

Hello dear poets, if you have any question to ask from all the lessons in this thread, kindly ask me.