tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post1936137717943239171..comments2023-03-25T06:23:51.866-07:00Comments on Smith 9H 08-09: What is poetry?anneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-52212458726801126872009-03-03T20:19:00.000-08:002009-03-03T20:19:00.000-08:00Poetry to me is practically an art of putting word...Poetry to me is practically an art of putting words to describe anything. Kind of like Language Arts. Rhyming is a technique used in most poems, but it is not necessary to have it included. the choice, formation, and flow of words is all up to the author, but it is all still poetry. The only restriction is that it can't really be in paragraph form (for example this is not a poem)KyleL2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/12096028385703694578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-78176248311115177262009-02-26T11:28:00.000-08:002009-02-26T11:28:00.000-08:00Basically a way of putting words together in a way...Basically a way of putting words together in a way that rhymes. I don't really care that much or poetry, because it is really abstract, and I like straight forward and clear details. I really don't like it all that much because of that, and I have a very extensive history off poetry in the Middle school.jordang2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/15042725787895715276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-83970761018619778192009-02-26T09:11:00.000-08:002009-02-26T09:11:00.000-08:00Poetry to me is about creating something bigger th...Poetry to me is about creating something bigger than just the letters and words they are made up of. My family is big on poetry. My dad, brother and sister are both amazing writers and poets, so I grew up with my family sharing their poems around the dinner table. I think its not something that should be over thought, but its truly at its best when you scribble something down that is honest and real.lsadler2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/02527622504779757267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-77572794663049447432009-02-25T19:23:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:23:00.000-08:00Poetry to me is ones ability to express free spiri...Poetry to me is ones ability to express free spirit, it is one's personality revealed through writing. My favorite type of poetry is free verse because it allows one to express creativity. I dont like being bottled up with poetry such as a sonnet, because it doesnt allow for true self expression, but a forced peace of writing that to me doesn't truly allow for one to be themself.Austin Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814099894172903790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-20201828929019537082009-02-25T08:07:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:07:00.000-08:00Poetry is a type of creative and artistic expressi...Poetry is a type of creative and artistic expression that has a rhythm and flow. Generally poetry uses "beautiful language" in order to convey thoughts, ideas and expressions. It is a very personal type of writing that allows it's creator to have a deep connection to it. I kind of go back and forth on rather I like poetry. It sort of depends on how I am experiencing and being exposed to it and what I learn about it... Throughout school and my personal life I have done many different types of poetry. Last year I made a poetry portfolio with many different types of poems. Alas, I can’t remember what kind of poems I wrote... In this unit, I think it would be best if we were exposed to many different types of poems and than allowed to write our own poems in the form we like best... This way we would be exposed to new things but would still get to do what we like best... I am looking forward to this unit and hope to find it enjoyable and interesting….PaulAB2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/10707730556220483123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-90485807114891661832009-02-24T21:22:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:22:00.000-08:00Poetry is using words for artistic expression. I a...Poetry is using words for artistic expression. I am not an artist and therefore I do not enjoy writing poetry. Despite my lack of enthusiasm, I wrote around five poems last year and I, unfortunately cannot quite recall what types of poems I wrote. As I have not experienced many forms of poetry I have not developed a taste or distaste regarding poems.Zivenc2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/07993175265974847782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-52075091062589368592009-02-24T20:13:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:13:00.000-08:00Poetry is a musical and abstract way to portray em...Poetry is a musical and abstract way to portray emotions, an outlook on life, objects, or a situation. I only like writing poetry when I feel inspired and it can flow freely and naturally out of me. I have written haiku, rhyming poems, poems that spell out a word vertically, long poems that don’t rhyme, and Dr. Suese like poems. The only kind of poetry I have so far disliked writing is the kind that is insincere and forced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-88891448048136393332009-02-24T19:57:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:57:00.000-08:00Poetry to me is an expression of a person. It is ...Poetry to me is an expression of a person. It is an individual’s way of looking at something, or sharing their beliefs and feelings. I do like writing poetry, because it is something that truly comes from me, and no one else can have the same kind of poem. It is an expression of myself and how I feel about certain aspects of life. I have written poetry before and I really enjoyed writing all kinds of poetry, I don’t think that there is a kind of poetry that I don’t want to try and I am excited to learn about new kinds of poetry.Lauraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649978731866935294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-33490386586275342622009-02-24T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-24T18:50:00.000-08:00To me, poetry is anything that evokes a certain fe...To me, poetry is anything that evokes a certain feeling or emotion. Poetry is any form of release, to me. I know that it really helped me release a lot of my built up emotions after my parents got divorced and after the surgery on my leg in 6th grade. I like writing poetry only if it comes naturally. Assigned poetry is excruciating. I hate trying to force creativity. I only like poetry that rhymes. To me, free verse is difficult to write and i hate reading it if it doesn't rhyme. Rhyme makes it interesting. I definitely don't want to do anything that doesn't rhyme or anything that has an assigned topic.kinzerinz https://www.blogger.com/profile/06090398967528852993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-56946863777614154322009-02-24T18:11:00.000-08:002009-02-24T18:11:00.000-08:00Poetry is a form of artistic/ creative writing tha...Poetry is a form of artistic/ creative writing that allows the writer to express themselves. Some poets choose to write entertaining poems, others like to wrote about something they have seen/ and has inspired them, and others like to write with strong emotion. Poetry for me can be really fun to write and other times really unappealing. I guess it would be safe to say that I like writing poetry, but I do not love it. I have written many different kinds of poetry, in eighth grade we had to pick six different ways to write a poem, and compile them into a short book. The book consisted of haiku, sonnet, limerick, free verse, iambic pentameter, and our class had to attempt to a ballad- which was extremely hard. I like all kinds of poetry, I only do not want to write poems with a lot of restrictions because that can kill creativity which makes a poem very painful to write.annas2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/10191040005908828940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-17866566966507609272009-02-24T12:46:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:46:00.000-08:00Poetry to me is a piece of writing that expresses ...Poetry to me is a piece of writing that expresses a feeling with or without rhyming. I prefer the type of poetry that is free verse rather than the type that rhymes because it is hard for me to express my feelings while rhyming. If we ever are assigned to create a poem in class, I would prefer if it could be about anything and has no limits or boundaries.Jonathan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359747270760465281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-83808866791273551812009-02-24T12:11:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:11:00.000-08:00To me, poetry is any form of writing that paints a...To me, poetry is any form of writing that paints a picture. It can rhyme or not. I do not like writing poetry. Probably largely because I am not very creative, but I also like to tell a story, but without verses or rhyme or anything. I have written haikus, free verse, rhyming poems, etc. I like writing poetry with simple easy rules like a haiku, but I do not like free verse poems because I feel like they do not flow and are not very poetic. I also am not a fan of writing serious poems about things like nature. To be honest, I don't enjoy over-emphasizing something like that. I would rather write a fun, light hearted poem about something everyday and normal or random.bridgetLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059717504375887070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-90509403192985392202009-02-24T12:10:00.001-08:002009-02-24T12:10:00.001-08:00Poetry to me is a short story with a lot of big wo...Poetry to me is a short story with a lot of big word choice with rhymes, metaphors, similes, symbols, and a certain meter to write to. Poetry is also the writing of feelings and deep thought from the author. The poetry is supposed to really connect with the reader. I personally do not like to write poetry. I think poetry is very boring and following all of the different structures and rules for writing it is annoying. I have written many poems for school work. I have written odes, rhyming poems, and free form poems.I do not want to write really long poems. I prefer to write very short rhyming poems.bradyp2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/12584892020166516290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-6376276518112306642009-02-24T12:10:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:10:00.000-08:00To me, poetry is a way to express yourself through...To me, poetry is a way to express yourself through language. It is a way to release emotions. I like writing free verse poems because there are no limitations or requirements for what kind of words you can use or how it has to sound. I do not like writing haikus because I do not have the patience to find words with the right number of syllables.samis2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/00318625623789228266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-33406722484425004742009-02-24T12:09:00.003-08:002009-02-24T12:09:00.003-08:00To me poetry is the verbal expression of ideas or ...To me poetry is the verbal expression of ideas or emotions. Most of the time, peoms have to come from the heart to truly mean something. The expessing of thoughts is what poetry is all about. I ususally do not enjoy writing poetry because previous teachers have given a prompt on what to write about, but freedom of topic makes them more fun to write. I have written many types of poems, haiku, free verse, and simple rhyming poems. I don't want to write complex poems like Shakespearean style with limits on stresses and syllabols.NickM2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/05653590466341770439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-88518474765572286352009-02-24T12:09:00.002-08:002009-02-24T12:09:00.002-08:00Poetry to me is the flowing of words together to p...Poetry to me is the flowing of words together to portray emotion about a certain subject. I don’t really write poetry a lot, but I love listening to it (music is poetry). I find that a lot of times poetry in music makes me feel better when it doesn’t seem like anyone else understands (a bit cheesy I know) but still true. I have written haikus, free form (the kind that don’t rhyme) and just regular rhyming poetry. I really don’t want to write those poems that have to have a certain number of words in each line, as well as a certain amount of lines. That jumbles my brain and frustrates me.SydneyR2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/17159159326284898424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-86183560381139832692009-02-24T12:09:00.001-08:002009-02-24T12:09:00.001-08:00I believe that peotry is the use of literature in ...I believe that peotry is the use of literature in an invintive ans expressive way in order to convey certain feelings to the reader. However, unlike most forms of writing it is left for interpertation. That is one of the things I love about peotry. I can read a peom and it can express something different to me than the person who reads it before or after me. Each person takes away what they needed from that poem even if what they recieved from the authors writing is not what was intended. Poetry heals in that way. I someone has a broken heart then thhey may contour the lines of a poem to fit their needs and fill their longing. That is why I love poetry.kelseyc2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/05404260920455905469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-8819554677574775952009-02-24T12:09:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:09:00.000-08:00Poetry to me, is a simple, informal way to express...Poetry to me, is a simple, informal way to express emotion and feeling and thoughts through writing. Because of this I don't think that poetry can be defined really and it all depends on the one who's writing it's perception of poetry. Also, poetry helps for someone to interpret their own thoughts and mind, and display how they view themselves. Although we go through school and almost every year have a "poetry unit", I don't think that poetry can really be taught. I think that someone can be pushed to reach down deep to find their inner soul and pull that out and describe it in phrases and words, but it really is mostly a personal learning thing. Most oftenly poetry can be filled with rhyme and rhythym to make the phrases flow nicely together and vividly describe the point the writer is trying to get across, but it doesn't have to.TaylorG2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/06906636202558159452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-45925278059077119852009-02-24T12:08:00.002-08:002009-02-24T12:08:00.002-08:00Poetry, to me is an art, and a way to express thou...Poetry, to me is an art, and a way to express thoughts, feelings, and dreams. For me, poetry isn't sentences. I enjoy writing poetry, when it is not forced upon me; I see poetry as a journey, a journey that I have to go on, on my own time. Although I have written Haiku's and limericks and end rhyme poems in school before, but on my own time I like to write end rhyme and free verse. I would prefer not writing too structured poetry, because to me that is not what poetry is about - so maybe less of the haiku's and limerickskailynw2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/08482719947306738508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-76249733012514651162009-02-24T12:08:00.001-08:002009-02-24T12:08:00.001-08:00to me, poetry is a way to let out your feelings in...to me, poetry is a way to let out your feelings in a way that other people would be able to read and understand. It also is something that can mean several different things to several different people because they would interpret it their own way and take their own meanings out of it. I don't really like writing poetry because I never really know what to write about and I just think that it's hard to think of what to say and how to say it. Before, I have written many different types of poetry because almost every year in school so far my English class has had some kind of poetry slam where we would have to write a different type of poem everyday. I can't remember all of the different types, but I'd recognize them if I had to write them. I don't think that there is a type of poetry that I would not like to write, I'll pretty much write anything. I don't have a favorite or least favorite type.brookemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239776470963530106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-79490115661231284182009-02-24T12:08:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:08:00.000-08:00Poetry is a representation of your thoughts, exper...Poetry is a representation of your thoughts, experiences, and emotions by using words, sentences, and sometimes rhyme. It can take the form of many varieties, and every persons style is different. It really depends on the person, for example, it could be a really long, story-like poem, like the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It is an artistic way of communication.justinp2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/14149009239715748960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-18687691026737499042009-02-24T12:07:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:07:00.000-08:00I think that poetry is a form of art. Just like ar...I think that poetry is a form of art. Just like art is expressing oneself through drawings,dance is expressing oneself through movement, poetry is expressing oneself through words. There are so many varieties of poetry that the poet can decide which type to use based on emotion and feeling. I think that I enjoy poetry if it is open-ended. If a teacher tells me that I have to write a sonnet by tommarrow, I would not enjoy that, but just if a "poem" of my choice was due tommarrow, I think that would be fun. It is not my passion, but it can be entertaining. I have written all kinds of poetry before. We have had multiple poetry unit's since fifth grade. I don't like writing ballads or sonnets. I like haiku's, and free verse including onomatopoeia's and imagery.Megg2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/09034799130766467791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-70208164172323561072009-02-24T12:06:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:06:00.000-08:00Poetry, technically is a group of words that have ...Poetry, technically is a group of words that have rhythm to them, some poetry has structure, and there are all different kinds, but poetry to me is expression through words. It can reveal thought process. I love writing poetry because it comes more naturally to me than writing essays. I done all kinds before, free verse, haiku, limerick, all rhyming structures, cinquain, even sonnets. Any kind sounds good to me. Yay poetry.carolineb2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/14405035995271039919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-21258929097035644412009-02-24T12:05:00.001-08:002009-02-24T12:05:00.001-08:00To me poetry is a form of writing that helps expre...To me poetry is a form of writing that helps express your feelings, usually through ryhme or some kind of writing. Poetry is easy to tell a story with and it can be done by anyone. Poetry means that you can express your feelings without following a prompt or thinking of something to write about.<BR/><BR/>I think poetry is alright, considering it's not a 6 page essay like the WRP, and it's fun to think of ryhmes or catchy sangs. I'm not a big fan of free verse because its not exciting and barely has any flow but in the past I've liked writing poems tat rhyme and help you get your feelings across in a short and consice manner.bens2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/04031603947493854616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-75984237030160141452009-02-24T12:05:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:05:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zivenc2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/07993175265974847782noreply@blogger.com