Past EventPoetryIntermediate
Poetry Fundamentals: Rhythm and Rhyme
Master the building blocks of poetry including meter, rhyme schemes, and poetic forms.
📅Monday, September 15, 2025🕐02:00 PM⏱️3 hours📍Cultural Center Travno, Zagreb🌐Croatian💰25€
Instructor
Monika Herceg
About This Workshop
Dive deep into the mechanics of poetry in this comprehensive workshop. We'll explore various poetic forms from sonnets to free verse, understand meter and rhythm, and practice crafting poems with intentional structure. Perfect for those who want to strengthen their technical poetry skills.
Who Should Attend
Writers with some poetry experience who want to deepen their technical understanding.
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with reading and writing poetry.
What You'll Learn
- Understanding of major poetic forms
- Ability to identify and use various meters
- Knowledge of rhyme schemes
- Confidence in structured poetry writing
Schedule
- 14:00 - Introduction to poetic forms
- 14:45 - Understanding meter and rhythm
- 15:30 - Break
- 15:45 - Rhyme schemes workshop
- 16:30 - Writing exercise: Your own sonnet
- 17:00 - Sharing and close
What to Bring
Notebook, pen, and your favorite poetry collection
Poetry Fundamentals
This workshop was a wonderful exploration of poetic technique! Participants learned about sonnets, villanelles, haikus, and free verse while practicing their own compositions.
What We Covered
- Iambic pentameter and other meters
- ABAB, ABBA, and other rhyme schemes
- The sonnet form in depth
- Free verse vs. structured poetry
Thank you to all who attended!