
Wordy Word Words



When I am reading poetry I come across a number of terms which extend beyond my English O' Level from 45ish years ago. This page offers links to websites that explain all things to do with words and language that interests me.
Click the underlined words to go to that website.
Literary Devices
Cummings Study Guides - Literary Terms
50+ Common (& Not So Common) Literary Devices for 2024
Poetry Terms
Outdoor Lessons: Writing Poetry at the Playground (thank you to Haley for this suggestion)
Washington State University - Poetry Terms - why not do the quizzes?!
(I am keen to expand the list if you do have further suggestions)
Arabic poetry | al-bab.com
Japanese Poetry - Wiki
Nabati Poetry in the UAE: Origin, Themes & More - MyBayut (many thanks to Amelia)
Welsh poetry - Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Pages I Like To Go Back To
(I accept there is some overlap between these links).
see The International Phonetic Alphabet
Traditional Welsh poetic metres - Wikipedia
Word play - List of forms of word play
Also see this Venn diagram that helps to distinguish
Homophone, Homograph, Homonym, Heteronym, Heterograph, and Synonym!
