Youth and Poetry Poetry by definition is the art of writing that shows more imagination and deep feeling that ordinary speech. Poetry is a set of sensual words with deep meaning‚ but for some reason young people do not appreciate it. Hugh Maclennan states‚ "For without poetry these youths were poor.” He was referring to a group of teenagers he encountered‚ but this statement can be directed to the majority of youths today. Poetry is dead in our lives‚ and without knowing what it is
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“Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper‚ unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being‚ to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives is mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.” ’ T.S. Eliot. Poetry‚ just as in other literature contributes a major role in the development of many aspects of life. The utilization of poets and poetry can serve for many different positive purposes and effects on society. Thus‚ poetry is important to each of us. A person is
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Feminism in poetry All women have a place. That is barefoot‚ pregnant‚ and chained to the stove. Ideas like this are what started the feminist movement. Women desired to be judged by their worth as a person rather than their physical appearance or biological factors. Women sought out social‚ economic‚ and political equality. Many women wanted to do their part to support the cause. Some of the most notable influences of the feminist movement were poets such as Sylvia Plath‚ Lucille Clifton and Anne
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Even before the foreign invaders came to the Philippines‚ the Filipinos already had their own cultural traditions‚ folklore‚ mythologies and epics. There were substantial writings by early natives that Jesuit historian Fr. Pedro Chirino noted: "All of the islanders are much given to reading and writing. And there is hardly a man‚ much less a woman who did not read and write." Epics are stories that are written in poetic form. They are usually described to display such tremendous vitality‚ color
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EG 102 Dr. DiSanza Paper 2: Poetry Due: 11/13/2012 The Importance of Appreciation and Involvement in the Natural World around Us Two poets from two different centuries address a particular theme with two very distinct perceptions. “The World Is Too Much with Us‚” by William Wordsworth of the 18th century‚ and “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer‚” by Walt Whitman of the 19th century‚ both address the importance of appreciation and involvement in the natural world around us. Although essential
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The Story of an Indian Woman To those who lack the real understanding of poetry‚ it is seen no differently as any other literary composition; a text‚ written and understood by a certain group of people. However to those who appreciate‚ and possess even the slightest bit of understanding that the poet intended‚ is considered an accomplishment. Poetry is an art of discovery‚ it requires immense effort not only to understand but to compose. Indian Woman‚ a poem written by Jeanette Armstrong‚ evokes
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Poems on Poetry Essay In the poems ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam and ‘Introduction to Poetry’ by Billy Collins‚ important ideas are presented about how poetry should be experienced and enjoyed. The poets used the techniques extended metaphor‚ repetition‚ metaphors and personification to show me how these ideas is important. In ‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam‚ the author describes how poetry is to be experienced. Poetry doesn’t need any manners and has no rules. “Don’t be polite /
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Understanding Narrative Poetry What is Narrative Poetry? Narrative Poems are poems that tell stories. There is a beginning‚ which introduces the background to the story‚ a middle‚ which tells the action of the event‚ and an end‚ which concludes and summarizes the story. What are the origins of Narrative Poetry? Narratives are the oldest form of poetry. Long before there was paper to write on or ink to write with‚ long before the invention of the printing press‚ people often shared stories as
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We’ve had several important wars in the twentieth century‚ World War I and World War II‚ and Vietnam. Each and every war has had an effect on those who lived through it‚ and those who fought in it. Poets write about what effects‚ and inspires them. If they were soldiers in war they often times have a strong opinion of war. This comes out in their poetry. Seigfried Sassoon‚ and Rupert Brooke were English poets who both served in World War I. Sassoon‚ a true survivor of trench warfare‚ wrote‚
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What is Poetry? According to W.H.Hudson we all have a sense of what poetry constitutes. There are innumerable definitions of poetry given by poets and critics of poetry and out of which Hudson chooses some famous definitions. They are given below: * Johnson : “Metrical composition” ‚ it is “the art of uniting pleasure with truth by calling imagination to the help of reason” * Macaulay: “we mean the art of employing words in such a manner as to produce an illusion on the imagination‚ the
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