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'''Poetry''' is the use of language in such a way that its aesthetic qualities enhance or even supersede its actual meaning, and is considered an art form. It frequently uses a rhyme scheme, but it can also be written in a free-form style, called blank verse. In addition to rhyme, meter, rhythm, and intonation also contribute to its effect on the listener or reader. There are a variety of standard poetic formats defined by these qualities, most of which can be generically called ''poems''. Other common forms of poetry include odes, sonnets, couplets, and haiku.
 
'''Poetry''' is the use of language in such a way that its aesthetic qualities enhance or even supersede its actual meaning, and is considered an art form. It frequently uses a rhyme scheme, but it can also be written in a free-form style, called blank verse. In addition to rhyme, meter, rhythm, and intonation also contribute to its effect on the listener or reader. There are a variety of standard poetic formats defined by these qualities, most of which can be generically called ''poems''. Other common forms of poetry include odes, sonnets, couplets, and haiku.
   
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===Sketches===
 
===Sketches===
 
[[Image:0054a.jpg|frame|300px|[[Oscar the Grouch]] writes a birthday poem for a friend]]
 
[[Image:0054a.jpg|frame|300px|[[Oscar the Grouch]] writes a birthday poem for a friend]]
*[[Alphabet Chat]] -- "Letter [[L]]": [[Lord Chatterly]] tries to give a poem about the letter "L"
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*[[Alphabet Chat]] -- "Letter [[L]]": [[Mr. Chatterly]] tries to give a poem about the letter "L"
 
*[[Monsterpiece Theatre]] -- "Cyranose de Bergerac": a poet with a very long nose helps the Queen of France write a poem.
 
*[[Monsterpiece Theatre]] -- "Cyranose de Bergerac": a poet with a very long nose helps the Queen of France write a poem.
 
*[[Waiter Grover]] -- "Grover's Poetic Memory": [[Grover]] remembers orders by making up silly rhymes about them.
 
*[[Waiter Grover]] -- "Grover's Poetic Memory": [[Grover]] remembers orders by making up silly rhymes about them.
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* [[Cookie Monster]] recites a poem about galoshes, with commentary on his rhymes by [[Kermit the Frog]] in [[Episode 1933]]
 
* [[Cookie Monster]] recites a poem about galoshes, with commentary on his rhymes by [[Kermit the Frog]] in [[Episode 1933]]
 
* [[Ernie]] [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Nighttime#poem|writes a poem]].
 
* [[Ernie]] [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Nighttime#poem|writes a poem]].
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* Ernie's [[Ernie_and_Bert_Sketches:_Miscellaneous#1221poem|12 and 21 poem]].
* [[Grover]] recites a poem about a butterfly in [[Grover Sketches: Season 14|Season 14]].
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* [[Grover]] recites a [[Grover Sketches: Miscellaneous#bubbles|poem about a butterfly]].
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* [[Grover Sketches: Miscellaneous#bubbles|Grover's bubble poem]]
 
*[[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]] writes a poem for his friend, Herbie, in [[Episode 0054]]
 
*[[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]] writes a poem for his friend, Herbie, in [[Episode 0054]]
 
*Oscar writes a poem for his grandmother in [[Episode 3006]]
 
*Oscar writes a poem for his grandmother in [[Episode 3006]]
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* A poem about trees over a film with music by Joe Raposo in [[Episode 1141]]
 
* A poem about trees over a film with music by Joe Raposo in [[Episode 1141]]
 
*"[[Herbert's Silly Poem]]" -- [[Herbert Birdsfoot|Herbert Birdsfoot's]] ode to "K"
 
*"[[Herbert's Silly Poem]]" -- [[Herbert Birdsfoot|Herbert Birdsfoot's]] ode to "K"
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* [[Susan]] and her parents read [[Langston Hughes|Langston Hughes']] poem ''In Time of Silver Rain'' in [[Episode 2125|episode 2125]].
   
 
==Muppets==
 
==Muppets==
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* "[[Fears of Zero]]" by [[Jerry Juhl]] -- [[Zero Mostel]] in [[Episode 202: Zero Mostel|episode 202]]
 
* "[[Fears of Zero]]" by [[Jerry Juhl]] -- [[Zero Mostel]] in [[Episode 202: Zero Mostel|episode 202]]
 
* "The Daffodils," by William Wordsworth -- recitation by [[Miss Piggy]] in [[Episode 302: Leo Sayer|episode 302]]
 
* "The Daffodils," by William Wordsworth -- recitation by [[Miss Piggy]] in [[Episode 302: Leo Sayer|episode 302]]
* "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost -- recitation by [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] with musical tango interruptions by [[Gonzo]] in [[Episode 408: Arlo Guthrie|episode 408]]
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* "[[Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening]]" by Robert Frost -- recitation by [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] with musical tango interruptions by [[Gonzo]] in [[Episode 408: Arlo Guthrie|episode 408]]
 
* "[[Jabberwocky]]" by [[Lewis Carroll]] -- in [[Episode 506: Brooke Shields|episode 506]]
 
* "[[Jabberwocky]]" by [[Lewis Carroll]] -- in [[Episode 506: Brooke Shields|episode 506]]
 
* "The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God" by J. Milton Hayes -- recitation by [[Tony Randall]] in [[Episode 513: Tony Randall|episode 513]]
 
* "The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God" by J. Milton Hayes -- recitation by [[Tony Randall]] in [[Episode 513: Tony Randall|episode 513]]
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==Creature Shop Productions==
 
==Creature Shop Productions==
 
*''[[The Odyssey]]'' is a retelling of [[Homer|Homer's]] classic epic poem
 
*''[[The Odyssey]]'' is a retelling of [[Homer|Homer's]] classic epic poem
*In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', [[Vogons]] are said to write the third worst poetry in [[the universe]].
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*In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', [[Vogons]] are said to write the third worst poetry in [[the universe]].
   
 
[[Category:Literature]]
 
[[Category:Literature]]

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Poetry is the use of language in such a way that its aesthetic qualities enhance or even supersede its actual meaning, and is considered an art form. It frequently uses a rhyme scheme, but it can also be written in a free-form style, called blank verse. In addition to rhyme, meter, rhythm, and intonation also contribute to its effect on the listener or reader. There are a variety of standard poetic formats defined by these qualities, most of which can be generically called poems. Other common forms of poetry include odes, sonnets, couplets, and haiku.

Poetry is closely related to music because of its rhythmic nature. Many popular songs were originally poems which have been set to music, such as "America the Beautiful". Conversely, many song lyrics can be written down and enjoyed as poetry, such as in the book The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures.

Sesame Street

Poetry is an integral part of Sesame Street, and the Muppet characters write and read their own poems. Many of the animation segments also feature poetry, as do occasional other inserts.

Books

Sketches

0054a

Oscar the Grouch writes a birthday poem for a friend

Muppets

Although poems were occasionally performed on The Muppet Show, most of the characters did not write them. A notable exception is Rowlf the Dog.

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Books

Sketches

Songs

Fraggle Rock

Mokey Fraggle frequently writes poems. One reads:

Little radish by a tree,
Growing reddish silently.
Reddish radish, brook that gurgles,
Garden path where life unfurgles.

Another, entitled "Peace," goes as follows:

The boat's in the sky, the star's in the lake,
The cloud's in the soup, but I prefer cake.

She has also been known to write poems about white birds and death.

Bear in the Big Blue House

Dog City

Creature Shop Productions