Poetry is a form of LITERATURE that uses words to express ideas and emotions in a creative and imaginative way. It often uses rhythm, RHYME, and other literary devices to create a pleasing sound and evoke strong feelings. VERSIFICATION is the art of creating poetic forms and structures, such as meter and RHYME schemes. A POEM is a piece of writing that expresses emotions or ideas in a condensed form. POESY is another term for poetry, while RHYME is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words. VERSE is a type of poetry that follows a specific pattern of meter and RHYME. Odes are a type of POEM that praises or celebrates a person, place, or thing. SLAM is a type of performance poetry that is often competitive in nature. VERSES are lines of poetry that are grouped together to form a POEM.