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Concrete poetry

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In literature, concrete poetry means: Poetry whose visual arrangement forms part of its meaning.

In Turkish: somut şiir

How it is used

Use when spacing, shape or typography contributes to meaning, not simply decoration.

Example sentences

  1. In this example of concrete poetry, the word 'rain' falls down the page in narrow columns.

    The visual arrangement enacts the movement named by the word.

  2. The editor preserved the spacing because ordinary paragraphs would damage the concrete poetry.

    Changing the layout would remove part of the poem's meaning.

Common collocations

  • create concrete poetry
  • an example of concrete poetry
  • poemA single piece of writing in lines, often with a regular rhythm or rhyme, that expresses an experience, feeling or idea through carefully chosen language.
  • imageryDescriptive language that appeals to the senses, such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch, so that readers can picture or feel what is described.

More terms: Poetry

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