Poetry is a word of Greek origin. It comes from a verb with means “to make, to create”. A poem is “something made or created”. The poet is the creator and language is the material out of which s/he creates his/her work of art.
In approaching a poem, you can ask the text some simple questions which should help you to understand it:
– What is the poem about?
– Who is the voice speaking in the poem?
– To whom is the poem addressed?
– How is the poem written?
– Why has the poem been written?
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ReplyDeleteI liked this post of your's as it gives readers a understanding on how to interpret a poetry. Especially for someone who is not a kind of poetry person and finds difficulties understanding the meaning of a poem, like it usually happens to me. The questions that can be asked to a text while reading a poem should be a great help. I shall definitely keep those in mind next time I try to understand a poem.
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