poetry

Poems date back thousands of years ago and come from folks songs. Back then people would go from town to town to tell poetry. Poetry uses forms to suggest different to words or to bring out emotional responses. Devices such as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to get musical effects. The use of symbolism, irony and other bits of poetic words often leaves a poem open to multiple views. Similarly words of speech such as metaphor and simile
 create a felling between otherwise different images a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not thought. Similar forms of poetry may exist between single verses in there patterns of rhyme or rhythm.
Some poetry types are specific to particular cultures and genres and relate to characteristics of the language that the poet writes in. There are also traditions such as Biblical poetry that use different ways to create rhythm. Lots modern day poetry shows poetic tradition playing with and testing, things the principle of poetry, sometimes not even having rhyme or a set rhythm. In todays  world poets often adapt their styles and techniques among the cultures and languages.