Poetry Reflection
Poetry is important in my life because it has a different way of describing things. It describes things like feelings, and memories, and simple things in a different way than regular literature. Its more personal in a way. It shows things like feelings in a more confusing yet understandable way. (By this I mean you have to read it most likely more than one time to understand it.) However, poetry isn't the most important piece of literature in my life. I think this because sometimes it can be way too confusing. For example "Jabberwocky" was so confusing when I first read it. Then I reread it and listened to it and it finally made sense. Poetry is still pretty important in my life, even though it is sometimes confusing. However, I have to be in the mood to read poetry (because sometimes I don't feel up to read something over and over).
I don't think poetry belongs to everyone. I think this because, like I said, its confusing. Some people don't feel like reading something over and over. Others may not understand it even if they read it multiple times. Or they might just not relate or get the connection to it. This happens to me sometimes as well. Another reason poetry may not be for everyone is because they might think its boring. I think this because I know a lot of people who think it is boring. The reason I think they think its boring goes back to not understanding it.
A poet's life greatly affects his/her writing. For example if they have had a hard time in their life, they have a different perspective than someone who hasn't. A person's life affects their perspective, thoughts, style, diction, and what they write about. Poets with difficult lives would most likely write about how more negative feelings and things. Poets with better lives would most likely write about positive things. I think this because Edgar Allan Poe had a really hard life, and he wrote lots of spooky and negatively connotated poems. This made me realize that most poets seemed to have difficult lives, or had a difficult time at least.
Poems:
Extended metaphor poem
Bio poem
Where I'm From poem
Two Voice poem
Spine poem
Found poem
Nonsense poem
I don't think poetry belongs to everyone. I think this because, like I said, its confusing. Some people don't feel like reading something over and over. Others may not understand it even if they read it multiple times. Or they might just not relate or get the connection to it. This happens to me sometimes as well. Another reason poetry may not be for everyone is because they might think its boring. I think this because I know a lot of people who think it is boring. The reason I think they think its boring goes back to not understanding it.
A poet's life greatly affects his/her writing. For example if they have had a hard time in their life, they have a different perspective than someone who hasn't. A person's life affects their perspective, thoughts, style, diction, and what they write about. Poets with difficult lives would most likely write about how more negative feelings and things. Poets with better lives would most likely write about positive things. I think this because Edgar Allan Poe had a really hard life, and he wrote lots of spooky and negatively connotated poems. This made me realize that most poets seemed to have difficult lives, or had a difficult time at least.
Poems:
Extended metaphor poem
Bio poem
Where I'm From poem
Two Voice poem
Spine poem
Found poem
Nonsense poem
