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POETRY
concept
literary work in which special intensity
given to the expression of feelings and ideas
COMMON FEATURES OF POETRY
It looks like a poem
It often has some underlying form holding things together
It uses imagery -
It has a certain musicality
THE PURPOSE OF POETRY
Poetry can be difficult to understand and require a lot of effort on the part of the reader.
Poetry’s purpose is essentially to help us understand the world around us.
Poetry’s purpose is to enable us to see the world with fresh eyes again, like those of a child.
POEM STRUCTURES
Lyric Poetry
concerns itself largely with the emotional life of the poet
Narrative Poetry
concerned with storytelling.
Descriptive Poetry
usually employs lots of rich imagery to describe the world around the poet.
SUBTYPES OF POETRY
Sonnet
Haiku
Elegy
Ballad
