- Poetry can be a vital, real part of everyone's life. What place or importance does poetry have in my own life? Does poetry belong to everyone? How do I know?
- How does the life and experiences of a poet affect the poem he/she creates?
Poetry's
importance in my life is, I write/read it whenever I am feeling down. I like to
read poems about how other people are feeling or just vaguely about feelings. I
like to read poems like this because; I can compare how the author feels to my
feelings. Also, I can talk about the poem and hear what other people think the
poem means to them. I really think it's cool when there is some poems that have
multiply meanings, so then everyone has a different interpretation. For me, even artist are poets. They are just writing poetry with lyrics and music, or with a paint brush and canvas.
Poetry
doesn't really belong to everyone, because some people are really good at
writing it and understanding the poems. Some people don't always have the right
comprehension to depict poems like other people. I know this because, sometimes
when I am reading a poem, I get what it means and other people don't. Also,
writing poems come like a second nature to me, I am able to make words rhyme or
create a repetition pattern throughout the poem. I know a lot of people can't
rhyme words with other words, or cannot use figurative language to the best of its
abilities.
The life
experiences that an author goes through affects on the author's writing
greatly. It affects the author's writing style because, if they grew up in
a misfortunate situation their poem could start off like:
“In a
world,
Where happiness
No longer existed.
A world where,
Smiles and laughter
Was banned from everyone.”
So, if they had a negative life, their poem
could come out dark, and scary. But, if they had a good life, it would give
their poem a happy connotation and may look something like:
“I walk
out the door,
And see gumdrops
And
Raining from the sky.”
See how different those two are? The author’s
background helps the reader better understand the poems. It’s kind of like how
my poems, are always straightforward and aren’t really sugar coated. For me, it’s
like this because I was always being taught to never sugar coat something, when
you want the point to be cleared.
