I'm brand new to writing poetry. I've just written my very 1st one today. I do need some tips on the actual words I use for rhyming. I don't mean to pimp my poem but I think it would be helpful if you read my poem and then read Kyllorac's review of it. work.php?id=95523
I replaced a few words with the same relative meaning in order for it to rhyme. I'm not sure if I misplaced the context or if it was inturpeted wrong.
For instance, I used brawl instead of fight. I cannot move even though I want to brawl. I understand that a brawl is more of a fist fight or a struggle. Fight doesn't neccesairily mean it has to be physical. However, a brawl can be a fight and a fight can be a brawl. Is it OK to use for, the sake of rhyming, even though it might not be correct?
Another word I used was, unwind. (Again if you read that link it will be a lot clearer of what I'm getting at.) I meant for it to mean "relax". It definitely didn't come accross that way.
I don't know if synonyms will suffice. The words mean the same thing but they are all slightly askew from one another. I'm just trying to not subject the reader with something I didn't intend to say.
Again, I'm new to this. I am probably jumping ahead of myself because I don't even know what a stanza is, but I still think that it's an issue and should be adressed.
Thanks ☺
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