John Lennon's Song 'Imagine'

“Poetry is the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken,” according to the staff of Dictionay.com (1). Another individual might argue that poetry, is indeed the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (Wordsworth 1). One demands simple things of a poem; a poem must have a meaning, a logical message to society, an intellectual impact or an emotional impact, and lastly, some sort of rhyme scheme. While it is easy to say that the typical place for a poem, to be heard or seen, is in an English classroom setting read out loud by a teacher; poems are actually naturally found anywhere weather realized or not. A very common place where poetry is found, but often overlooked, is in music. There is no doubt that poetry is found in music and music is poetry. It is unquestionable that the song “Imagine” by John Lennon is a form of poetry. It has meaning, a logical message to society, an emotional and intellectual impact, and a literary device, which subjectively, is poetry. John Lennon’s song is a perfect example of how an artist pours heart and soul into writing. “Imagine” is a very meaningful song as it was brought about during time during history. The United States was fighting a war and unfortunately, it left thousands of innocent people dead. John Lennon wanted to
All key elements that are required for the right definition of poetry were revealed. It is simple to say that music can very easily be defined as poetry as Lennon did not intentionally write this piece as poetry but, as a song and all elements were still present as a poem. “It is written in the simplest piano key, and uses simple lyrics to construct a world in which people do not fight over anything-they just get along. Lennon may have been a dreamer, but once you have heard this song, you’ll probably count yourself as a dreamer, too.” (Shoop University, Inc