“What is poetry? Why, sir,” roared Dr. Johnson to his ever-attentive Boswell, “we all know what light is, but it is not easy to tell what it is . . . It is much easier to say what it is not.” Poetry ...

Lest you think screens have completely taken over teens' minds, note that more than 4 million high school students have been reciting poetry for fun and competition for the past 20 years as part of a ...

Alliteration is when words start with the same sound: For example, S ammy the s lippery s nake came s liding. Alliteration is used in both written and spoken English. You can find examples in poetry, ...