The Fallen Poem

“There are a number of different lyrics used in songs that have been derived from poetry” (Kumar). Poetry is an older form of art and song lyrics have evolved from the art. However, it is a great debacle over which one can be considered the higher art form. The underlying question is if song lyrics have evolved past poetry, or has poetry remained artistic and intellectual. Despite bearing some superficial similarities, the differences between “To a Daughter Leaving Home” and “Never Grow Up” in imagery, message, and point of view are prevalent causing poetry to be considered a higher form of art.

Poetry provides an experience, no matter how the poet wishes to convey their message. Many poems have a clear rhyme while other poems ignore rhyme and instead focus the on structure or style, this is not the case for “Rite of Spring” by Seamus Heaney. “Rite of Spring” offers the reader the experience of rhyme and rhythm, with four lines rhyming and a rhythm that is noticeable throughout the entire poem. While rhyme is very important in the poem (as well as the rhythm), imagery is also important in “Rite of Spring”. In addition, rhyme, rhythm and imagery all help the personification in the poem become enhanced, which achieves an experience that leaves the reader satisfied with what they have read. Therefore, these elements of poetry are effectively used throughout the poem, and leave a lasting experience to the reader. In this essay, I will seek to prove that Rite of Spring provides an adequate use of poetic devices that adds to the overall experience of the poem.

Gloria K. Fiero writes, “The strong association between poetry and music suggests that the human voice [has] a significant influence in both melody and rhythm” (58). The voice of the singer is what gives the song that distinct twist that sets it apart from others, and if the song is originally written as a poem it gives the artist the freedom to interpret and express the lyrics however they see is best fit. Any person is capable of singing or rapping a song, but not everyone is capable of making audiences feel emotions simply through the power and emotion behind their

Both of these poems serve to enlighten a new 21-year-old on how he should live his life, including similar messages of advice and warning. The narrators in each of these works speak of a proverbially “care-free” and affluent lifestyle, encouraging his respective

Poetry has a role in society, not only to serve as part of the aesthetics or of the arts. It also gives us a view of what the society is in the context of when it was written and what the author is trying to express through words. The words as a tool in poetry may seem ordinary when used in ordinary circumstance. Yet, these words can hold more emotion and thought, however brief it was presented.

The anthology is compiled of my favorite poems, and I purposely selected poems with controversial and subjective meanings. Unlike other forms of literature, such as narrations, in which the meaning and language is more direct, poetry tends to be more personal and open to interpretation. In many cases, even the poet never clearly reveals their poem’s true intent, allowing a myriad of theories to formulate. The subjectiveness of poetry allows the audience to develop various interpretations, which also ensures that more people are identify with them through different ways. For example, the meaning of A Girl by Ezra Pound is still debated, and while it is mostly accepted that the poem is based off the myth of Apollo and Daphne, there are still

People are apt to learn new information, but it takes time, practice, and a good teacher, in order to do it correctly and to retain understanding. This poem shows the author’s (a teacher’s) frustration towards the elementary mistake that inexperienced readers or students make when poetry is first introduced. Unable to read the poem properly, they often do not capture a poem’s natural beauty and truth. The author says to observe a poem to see its true colors or its natural state (590; lines 1-5). He wants readers to search the “surface of the poem” to see a glimpse of the deeper side of the poem— to see its meaning and understand (lines 9-11). However, the author simply sees people rushing

How I was going to be used away and tossed away like the trash he believed I was

Those in prayer are his prey. We weep for souls forever on their knees in the holy city.

poem is not merely a static, decorative creation, but that it is an act of communication between the poet and

Poetry offers different perspectives into life and the world. Through the use of the lyrics in his songs, the rapper Eminem offers his own perspective of his life and the events that have occurred throughout it.

A poem is something special, to be admired, read and even indulged in. By reading a poem, a person can reminisce of memories past or simply fall in love with the

Several poems in the anthology explore the intensity of human emotion. Explore this theme, referring to these three poems in detail and by referencing at least three other poems from your wider reading.’

Poetry is a compact language that expresses complex feelings. To understand the multiple meanings of a poem, researcher must analyze its words and phrasing from the perspectives of rhythm, sound, images, obvious meaning, and implied meaning.

Such various kinds of definitions and reflections on poetry indicate the fact that poetry is a rich literary fiction that offers brand new elements or vehicles for teaching English for creative teachers. Properly used, it may yield many advantages and facilitate the process of teaching.