To whom it may concern,

As a school project we have to come up with a poem that includes the words iliteration, eliteration, illiteration. Which famous poet would use these types of words, and what form of poetry is this ? It has got something to do with the first and last lines of the verse being the same and the first and last verse rhyming, something to that effect. Please can you advise urgently.

Many thanks.

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Les

Well, likely the word you are searching is 'alliteration', since none of the other terms exist. The poetic form reminds me of a villanelle, but I cannot be sure. I strongly suspect you have misinterpreted the assignment.

Perhaps this villanelle, with some alliteration is the target?


Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
--Dylan Thomas

Perhaps a poet who was just having a bad spell.