reflection
After a period of time of reading and analyzing poetry I have
realized that there is a true meaning behind what a poet is trying to express.
Before I did not enjoy poetry as much as I do now, it seemed boring and hard to
understand. I believe that each person has their own type of poetry that speaks
out to them and mine turned out to be the poems that make you reflect on your
life. Poetry has a lot of techniques to show what the speaker is trying to say.
The way poets make readers feel a certain type of way is by the diction, tone,
and mood they use throughout the poem. Usually poems have a universal topic.
Poets often express their idea and they expand on it later, they create images
to make people feel like they are in their shoes, one last thing poets do in
their poems is the type of language they use. Language is important because
with precise diction it can make the poem have a more emotional touch and feel
towards the reader. Sometimes the simplest poems can mean a lot and can express
a big idea by the way the language is used. There are many types of poems but I
personally think the best poems are the ones that speak out to your soul and
make you feel something that can connect to you. Throughout this entire
unit I was hoping to find that poem that has a powerful meaning or that is simply
just entertaining and interesting. At first I thought it would be hard to find
a poem that is interesting but I found it by reading a lot of different poems,
and this is how I started to like poetry. Being able to read many poems and
reading about different subjects and ideas made me come across to the perfect
poem that kept me entertained which is In Cities, Be Alert. I
realized that people can actually like poetry but sometimes it can take time to
find the right one.
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