50 Common Proverbs in English. This is a list of popular English proverbs. Proverbs are also known as sayings. Proverbs give some form of life advice. Every language and culture has them, and many proverbs exist in more than one language. It is important not to miss any of the words in most proverbs because the meaning can be lost if even one word is changed or left out.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Poetic phrasing means encountering a heavy use of rhyme. Poetic phrasing means encountering a heavy use of rhyme.
alliteration (or head rhyme): matching initial consonants. (short,ship) Basically, if you read the lines aloud and there is any sort of similarity in sound, even if the words aren't spelt similarly then there is probably an element of rhyme in the poem. Meter is all about the rhythm a whole line in a poem makes.