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Concrete poetry is a type of poem that takes the shape of the object it describes or forms some type of visual related to the theme or topic of the poem. Thus, concrete poems are often referred to as shape poetry. However, there is more to a concrete poem. What is concrete in poetry (complete definition)?
BELLSIn solitude with eyes
closed, a bell flashes with a
little girl chuckling, chasing it.
In stillness, silence, the bell starts
tolling and the girl intently stares at it,
eyes beaming with glee and a radiant smile
expressing delight. I opened...
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Categories:
child, fun, innocence, meaningful,
Form: Concrete
DRAFT - Rock Lobster, Ode to Ignorance
Categories:
analogy, extended metaphor, power,
Form: Concrete
Palatable Conversations at NightWe,
with the geometry and evening
balance of our midcentury hands—gently
lower the cloche over the day between us. It is a
nightly ritual, gravity-driven, habit built over time, the glass
encasement marred by scars,...
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Categories:
extended metaphor,
Form: Concrete
The Holy Spirit Comes Taking Flesh and Blood To Heaven Or Hell and InanimateThe "Holy Spirit has come to take us to "Heaven or Hell" The "Holy Spirit Created Flesh and Blood",and that which is "Animate,and that which is Inanimate" throughout the entire "Universe"!This is "Concrete"as I speak!...
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Categories:
10th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Concrete
A Leaf Falls
Categories:
autumn, fun, nature,
Form: Concrete
Multiplied
Categories:
6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Concrete
The Impact of Bad Wordsit's perhaps just the throat
that closes coincidentally
though somehow in sync
with thoughts
not so much
anyone can tell
just enough
to destabilise joy...
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Categories:
anxiety,
Form: Concrete
Now Is LitTonight
I rediscovered
Boulevard of Broken
Dreams on a jaunt through
Glasgow’s October-lit streets. Rain
drippin’ off chin. Momentarily wishing
I was more like I was back then. Funny how
I’m now bolder to touch....
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Categories:
change, introspection, memory, spoken
Form: Concrete
Categories:
absence, for him, how
Form: Concrete
Namaste Tantra
Categories:
nature,
Form: Concrete
Found and Losti
i am
i am nowhere
i am nowhere to
i am nowhere to be
i am nowhere to be found
i am somewhere to be lost
i am somewhere to be
i am somewhere to
i am somewhere
i am
i
...
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Categories:
loneliness, sad, word play,
Form: Concrete
The Second Plane Has Hit.
The Second Plane Has Hit
It’s a confirming statement
Nobody saw the first plane
There is a puncture in wall
A visible cut out of a plane
But where is that plane ?
Did it penetrate ...
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Categories:
confusion, history, violence,
Form: Concrete
Edge of My Caring.
Suffering & Compassion
This comes to the Caring
Caring is central emotion
...
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Categories:
care,
Form: Concrete
His First Surf
Categories:
boy, sports, sunshine,
Form: Concrete
AppreciateAmidst doom, A happy note, there is still so much to Appreciate
I was surprised to learn that Fire can only be lit on this planet.
That no other planet has water This is...
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Categories:
appreciation, love,
Form: Concrete
Specific Types of Concrete Poems
Read wonderful concrete poetry on the following sub-topics:
basketball, christmas, friends, funny, kids, love, music, nature, school, sports
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Definition | What is Concrete in Poetry?