Poetry

Definition:  literary piece posessing charm, creativity, and eloquence

Example:

   Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!

Significance:  Poetry is an artform. It is a way of expression and release. It is used to reach out to others. There is no bad poetry as long as it is genuine. Poetry should be heard and appreciated.

Word Generation 22

 

 undergo- v. to experience Ex. We were informed that Sam had to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor, and there was only a 10% success rating.  -underwent [from O.E. undergan "undermine,"] 

empowering-adj. giving authority or power to Ex. After seeing the despair and pain of poverty, I was empowered to start a charity fund to raise money to fund many soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters. -empowerment [from the 1650s, used by Milton]

deny- v. to declare to be untrue Ex. Even though Gary had cookie crumbs all over his face, he continued to deny that he had stolen from the cookie jar. -undenied [from O.Fr. denoiir "deny, repudiate withhold," from L. denegare "to deny, reject, refuse"]

implications- n. likely consequences Ex. There were many implications that Mary's death was not a suicide. -nonimplicatively [from L. implicatus, pp. of implicare "to involve, entwine"]

role- n. expected behavior; a job or function Ex. Jordan's parent's divorce was not the only cause of his depression, but also the fact that Jordan was being bullied at school played a role in his depression. -multirole [from Fr. rôle "part played by a person in life,"]