What do you like about a poem?
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What do you like about a poem?
A particular poem might be appreciated for the emotion it evokes in the reader, but the same can be said for a good short story, play, or novel. People who enjoy poetry often love its sound techniques, the rhyme and the rhythm of it. The one common factor in the enjoyment of poetry seems to be this.
What do you like about reading poetry?
Here are my ten reasons to consider reading poetry:
- Reading poetry is fun!
- Reading poetry will bring beauty into your day.
- Poetry will surprise you!
- Poetry can activate your imagination and stretch your mind.
- Reading poetry is meditative.
- Reading poetry makes you a better reader overall.
Why do you like to read poems?
5 reasons I love poetry and why you should read it
- There will always be a poem out there somewhere that describes exactly how you are feeling.
- Poetry is really written from the heart.
- They are quicker reads to break up bulkier books.
- There are no rules or formats you have to follow.
- Everyone interprets it differently.
What do you like poems or stories?
Answer: I like stories more because stories are a great way to spend your time on and poems are too. But the thing with poems is that they are very short, complex words are used in many poems and they couldn’t be understood properly.
How does a poem make you feel?
A poem is first and foremost an expression of emotion. You have to engage your feelings when you read a poem or you haven’t read the poem. It does a formal dance around the emotions and engages them while also engaging your brain. Emotion on its own is mere sentimentality.
Why is love the topic of most poems?
Love is the most common topic in poetry because it is the most central emotion in our lives, from infancy when mother-love meets needs and provides comfort, through childhood when love fosters learning and growth, into adolescence when finding a mate to love becomes the top priority.
How do you enjoy poetry?
This is for you alone and you get to dictate what enjoyment means.
- Don’t feel like you need to analyze poetry to enjoy it.
- Google your favorite poets to find similar poets.
- Listen to the poems being read aloud (or read them out loud yourself).
- Read poetry more often.
- Keep a poetry quote journal.
- If all else fails?
What is message of the poem?
5. Meaning and Message. Meaning is the word referring comprehensively to the ideas expressed within the poem – the poem’s sense or message. When understanding poetry, we frequently use the words idea, theme, motif, and meaning.
What are some of your favorite poems that reflect patriotism?
I have two favorite poems and both of them reflect patriotism, one is, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, circa 1854, and the other is “The Defence of Fort McHenry” by Francis Scott Key, circa 1814.
What is your favorite poem by Robert Lowell?
LENA DUNHAM: My favorite poem is “Man and Wife,” by Robert Lowell. I tend to relate to the story of the wronged wife, the wounded daughter, the angry mistress. But Lowell captures what is painful and precious about long-term love, about learning to live with someone else even when you cannot mend them.
What is your favorite poem by James Dickey?
STEPHEN KING: My favorite poem is “Falling,” by James Dickey. Published in 1967, its delirious language, coupled with a clear narrative, make it a precursor to Dickey’s novel “Deliverance,” published three years later. The poem is audacious, sensuous and completely beautiful.
What is your favorite poem by Jack Gilbert?
[Jack Gilbert] wrote what may be my very favorite poem, “ A Brief for the Defense ,” late in his life; there’s maturity in it no youth could ever muster. It feels like something that should be in Ecclesiastes—it’s biblical in its wisdom and scope.