A sonnet is a tightly structured 14-line poem, traditionally written in iambic pentameter and adhering to specific rhyme schemes. The two most common sonnet variations are the Italiansonnet (also called a Petrarchan sonnet) and the English sonnet (also called a Shakespearean sonnet). Sonnets were primarily focused on unrequited love, but also explored other themes, such as the passage of time and human nature.
Sonnet example Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
—“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare
Because sonnets rely heavily on precise wording, rhythm, and rhyme, writers often revise their drafts multiple times to capture the perfect balance of form and feeling. Tools like QuillBot’s Paraphraser can help refine your wording while keeping your original meaning intact— ideal for polishing the compact, expressive language sonnets demand.
Slant rhyme, also known as near rhyme or half rhyme, refers to a type of rhyme where words have similar but not identical sounds, like “bait” and “paid.” This creates an imperfect or partial rhyming effect. You’ll often find slant rhyme in poetry, song lyrics, and rap because it gives writers greater freedom to express their ideas and emotions without sticking to the predictability of perfect rhyme.
Evergreen content refers to material that remains relevant and useful to your readers for months or years after its publication. Rather than becoming quickly outdated, evergreen content addresses topics people will always search for regardless of seasons, trends, or current events.
Evergreen content exampleAn article titled “How to Soothe a Crying Baby” is evergreencontent because there will always be parents desperately looking for advice at 3 AM, and the soothing techniques remain more or less constant over time. In contrast, “The Hottest Summer Fashion Trends for 2025” is not evergreen. It will quickly become irrelevant once the season changes or fashion moves on.
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Internal rhyme occurs when words within the same line or in the middle of different lines rhyme with each other, instead of at the end of lines. This creates a subtle, musical effect and adds rhythm without the predictability of end rhyme.
Internal rhyme example in Macbeth by William ShakespeareDouble, double toil and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble,
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
You’ll often find internal rhymes in song lyrics, rap, nursery rhymes, and all kinds of poetry, both classic and contemporary.
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An acrostic poem uses specific letters from each line to spell out a word or message when read vertically. Typically, the first letter of every line creates the hidden word, which often relates to the poem’s theme.
Acrostic poem exampleSunshine warms my face today Under bright and cheerful skies Nature wakes from winter’s gray
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Writing prompts are an effective way to nurture children’s literacy skills. They inspire young minds to think creatively, expand their vocabulary, and improve their writing fluency. By turning skill-building into an enjoyable activity, writing prompts encourage kids to see writing as a form of self-expression rather than just another assignment. These simple tools can transform learning into an engaging and playful experience.
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Whether you’re a teacher looking to spark students’ creativity or a writer searching for inspiration, creative writing prompts offer a solution when ideas run dry. While writing daily remains solid advice, everyone faces moments when the words just won’t flow. For educators, these prompts provide alternatives to formulaic assignments, while for writers, they can serve as a playful and low-stakes writing practice.
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An end rhyme is when the final words or syllables of two or more lines of poetry rhyme with each other. This is the most common type of rhyme in English poetry. End rhymes create a sense of flow and emphasize the last word of every line even more.
End rhyme exampleThe woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
—Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
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You wake up, reach for your phone on the nightstand, and, still half-asleep, start scrolling through social media. Between your friend’s vacation photos and your cousin’s new puppy, a sleek ad catches your eye: “Skip the coffee shop line: Barista-worthy coffee at home.”
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Those words that pulled you from mindless scrolling, the descriptions that made you practically smell the coffee through your screen, the perfectly timed discount that pushed you from “just looking” to “customer,” that’s copywriting at work.
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A stanza is a group of lines forming the basic unit of a poem. Like paragraphs in prose, stanzas separate ideas in a poem, and they are typically set apart by line breaks or indentation. A stanza can vary in length; it can be two lines or more. Below you can see the first two stanzas of “The Tyger” by William Blake.
Stanza example Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
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