'a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest
Cambridge dictionary
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Meter
the rhythm of a poem
a sequence of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Literary tools
Simile: compare with 'as' or 'like'
Metaphor: compare with 'to be' or similar word, not 'as' or 'like'
Alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
