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How to Read a Poem
And Appreciate It
What is poetry?
First of all, what is poetry? Poetry is too complicated to give it a set definition. Poetry is the most loved, and yet, the most hated form of creative writing ever invented. Poetry allows the poet the freedom to share their personal thoughts and feelings in unique ways.
Where does poetry come from?
More times than not, poems come from the heart of the poet, from their real-life experiences. When a poem is written, it is meant to be read with your heart. The poet is giving you, his reader, a personal glimpse of his heart, and he wants you to use yours to read it and fully understand its meaning.
Poetry comes in all different shapes and sizes. Let’s not confuse prose with poetry though. The prose is the kind of writing you might do every day, like students in school, putting words and sentences together in paragraphs to write a report, essay, or story.
What is poetry about?
Poetry does not even have to rhyme anymore. It can be written in lines and stanzas, groups of lines, rhyming or not, or just as words and phrases on a piece of paper.
You can write a poem about anything you want. You can write a paragraph describing your beautiful daughter and how much you love her, but put it into a…
