Poetic devices are techniques and methods writers use to construct effective poems. These poetic devices work on the levels of line-by-line syntax and rhythm, which make your poetry engaging and memorable; and they work on the deeper, thematic level, which makes your poetry matter to the reader. Political activist, poet, and essayist June Jordan is one of the most widely-published Jamaican American writers of her generation. In her ‘Poem for My Love’, the speaker is in absolute spiritual awe of her partner and the way she feels about their transcendent love. 35. "for him" by Rupi Kaur no, it won’t be love at first sight when we meet it’ll be love at first remembrance ‘cause i’ve recognized you in my mother’s eyes when she tells me, marry the type of man you’d want to raise your son to be like. Through these emotional love poems, we explore the ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, and the beauty and complexity of human relationships. 1. Life on the River

A poem about past, present and contrast between the two. The poem talks about commercialization and how it has impacted the life of the people. The narrator delves into the past where everything was beautiful, peaceful, calm, and full of happiness but now in the present, the scenario has changed. All we can find is fast paced life, no socialization, the houses changed into skyscrapers, and nature destroyed for human greed. One of the poems that oozes emotions and sends a message. Learning how to ‘evoke the emotions’ by the employment of the senses. I will share some of the simple versions with you: Of particular interest is the role of mirror neurons. These brain cells fire when an action is observed or performed, and they tell us a lot about how we understand the actions of others. They suggest understanding comes from a mirroring or imitation that takes place in the brain but is acted out or felt in the body.Written by the great 13th-century Persian poet, "The Guest House" is a call for acceptance — one that is, unsurprisingly, often invoked in mindfulness circles. Rumi uses the metaphor of a guest house, likening it to the mind. Much like guests in a lodge, thoughts arrive in our head one after another— some making us happy, sad, and even uncomfortable. This poem serves as a reminder to not resist life’s painful thoughts, but to welcome them with warmth and good grace. 7. "from Milk and Honey", by Rupi Kaur

Instead of ending his lines on the comma, where we would normally think to pause in our speech, he includes the verb in the line before moving into the next one. This gives the poem a very different rhythm and complexity than it otherwise would have had. One of the poems about true love and emotions. It showcases thecommitmentof a person and what he/she can do to help the person he/she loves to overcome the dark phase in life.Using similes is a great way to impart sensory imagery and to get your readers to think about something in a new way. 23. Symbolism A few years later, the psychiatrist Merrill Moore was given a copy of the poem, and he distributed 1,000 copies to his patients and soldiers during World War II. The poem thus became one of the great inspirational poetic messages of the twentieth century, particularly in the United States. As you progress, your awareness of technical literary devices in poetry such as assonance, epistrophe, metonymy, and poetic form will become as natural as a musician who no longer needs to look at the keys—they simply form a part of your poet’s voice.