VOCABULARY

WIWI (Wish I'd Written It!) affirm - to declare support of stanza - group of lines ("paragraph") in a poem imagery - writing that appeals to the senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) free verse - a poem that is not constrained by predetermined rhyme, rhythm, or line structure sensory detail - (like imagery) - details that appeal to the senses show, don't tell - mantra for effective writing. Use words to SHOW a reader what is happening rather than merely telling. reservoir - a storage unit or place (often for water) receptivity - the condition or state of being open (receptive) to ideas and thoughts and images as they come to you invective - a nice way of saying "cuss word" expletive - another nice way of saying "cuss word" epithet - a name or insult (often a cuss word!) universal - speaking to all of humankind