Monday, October 27, 2008

p o e t r y t o o l s

Tools to learn
As with any hobbies or sports you might enjoy, writing poetry requires a bit of special equipment. Though a pencil and paper are the only things required, if you are serious about writing poetry, there are a couple more things you should have.
Notebook
The most important tool you should have as a poet is a small notebook.
Rhyming Dictionary
It is a book that lists the words that rhyme with end sounds of other words.
Dictionary
In addition to a rhyming dictionary, you should also have a regular dictionary and a thesaurus.
Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a "dictionary of synonyms and antonyms”.
Lexical Freenet
It is a program on the Internet called the "Lexical FreeNet". The Lexical FreeNet can be found at:
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http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/lexfn/

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