Simple elements to use in writing poetry, spoken word or story.
1~ Opposites
Describe something using opposite words or compare two things on opposite sides of a spectrum.
You're big enough to hold entire galaxies in your hands, yet those hands are small enough that one day they'll wipe the tears from my eyes.
2~ Rhyme
You can rhyme whole words, or syllables within different words anywhere in a sentence (not necessarily the end).
Looking back, I can see how empty I was, but I was totally unaware.
Without a measuring stick to compare, my emptiness may feel like fullness when compared with another.
3~ Metaphor
Use like or as to compare two things that usually may not go together.
But on the day I met you, it was like spring in full bloom.
4~ Exaggeration
Describe something in a way that could never really happen to show emphasis.
My heart exploded with new meaning, endless possibilities.
5~ Wisdom
Use famous sayings or proverbs to add familiarity and meaning.
The older I get, the less I know.
6~ Emotion
Share how you feel from the heart to draw the reader/listener deeper into your art.
But to just know you is enough to fill the universe with books and still not contain all of who you are.
7~ Redefinition
Use a common term and reapply it to a new situation.
You are the source of every good thing – creativity, life, rhythm and science.
How could I ever take the credit for such things?
That would be copyright infringement to the infinite degree.