Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem.

A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own.

Poems have a rhyme scheme and are not made of complete sentences. So when they are read aloud, they sound musical. They describe feelings and emotions beautifully through various tools like alliteration and personification. They are very pleasant to listen to or read. The beauty of the poem does not just lie in the order of the word but also how the words are used to describe a given thing. So, the given definition is correct.


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