what is the difference between a poem and poetry??
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Poetry is a form of literature, it is a body of poems.  Poem is one single composition
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This is a list of poets.  \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_poets\nHere are some poem sites\n http://www.poetry.com/greatestpoems/list.asp\nhttp://www.bu.edu/favoritepoem/poems/index.html
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It depends. Some poems do, others don't, and in some it's debatable.\n\nPoetry is a highly fluid art form and as such can be expressed in numerous ways.\n\nSome modern types of poetry are extremely similar to prose and as such will have narrative structure.\n\nEpic poetry is a great example of poetry which has narration of an event inherent within it's structure.
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the poem or the phrase?  Please explain in more detail.
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The point of the poem is not really what it means... because what it means is basically what you read. There is no underlying deep, philosophical meaning to it. It is a simply, living poem. When you read it, its supposed to "conjure" up the images, the sounds, the tastes, etc. It's the imagery thats strong and important. The meaning of the poem is really basic, so I won't tell you specifically tell you what it is. But my answer is a hint.
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(This was actually a question on Yahooligans!)\n\nDear Earl,\nWhat types of poetry are there?\nNajee, Age 12 \n\nDear Najee,\nThere are so many types of poetry that I couldn't list them all! One of my favorites is the haiku, a Japanese poetry form that usually doesn't rhyme. Haikus are only 17 syllables and three lines long! Another short poem style is the cinquain, which is only five lines. One funny kind of rhyming poetry is the limerick. I bet you knew William Shakespeare wrote plays like Romeo and Juliet, but did you know he wrote poetry too? Shakespeare wrote many sonnets -- poems that are 14 lines with a precise rhyming pattern. Our poetry category has lots of poetry you can explore -- maybe you'll want to write your own! \n\nEarl
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What do you mean make my lyrics better? Are you a song writer? Well if you are, then read poetry. Words rhyme in poems. You find the words and make songs. That's what I do.
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What kind of stories u like or poems?>
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I am not an 'expert' on poetry but then, who is? Poetry is a very personal thing. \nAs far as your poem goes, I think it is well formed and obviously well thought out. It seems to describe what a lot of people feel in this day and age, in that we can all take something from previous experiences and it is up to us whether that is positive or negative for us and the others involved. \nI am sure that someone else will see this poem completely differently from me but even if you get negative comments do not let that dissuade you from carrying on writing.
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very cool.  i've both written poetry and songs. there are a few things i've learned about the whole poetry/song thing. first, a poem can rarely be converted to a song, at least directly. if you are willing to cut, and i mean LOTS of cuts, then it will be easier. but if you're like me killing any line in a poem and the image/conveyance that goes with it is like losing a frikkin limb! \n\ni also have found that they are really two disparate mediums. trying to use poetry to make a song is like trying to do impressionism with a color film camera. one of them uses the emotions conveyed through words which paint a visual image, the other (usually) uses sounds of words, with perhaps a dash of symantic meaning, to evoke emotion.  usually 90% of a song is timbre and tone -- simple, sometimes vague phrases doused with huge helpings of emotionally-packed sounds to bring the listener to a certain emotional place, and that emotional place coincides with your original vision.\n\nfinally, poets can do 10x better than most song-writers in the lyric arena. similar to how a jazz-trained drummer can do rock drumming while yawning, a poet can crank out word combinations, rhymes, assimilations, et al that most song-writers couldn't do if they had a gun to their heads. zack de la rocha notwithstanding, almost all rock lyrics would get miserably failing grades in any creative writing class -- trite, unoriginal, corny, all of the above...  you can use your poetic talents to do some impressive phrasing and add a quality that is rare in popular songs. just remember, allow a B or C in the "poetic phrase" category but make sure it gets an A in the "cool sounding" category.
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A lyric poem is one that is or can be set to music. "A brief subjective poem strongly marked by imagination, melody, and emotion, and creating for a reader a singer, unified impression" is the textbook definition, though.  Are you talking about Blake's poem.  If so, I would call that a lyric poem.  (By the way, it's "lyric" poem, not "lyrical").
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A poem can be almost any thing. It doesn't have to rime ether. Here is an example.\n"I don't know how to write a poem.\nI must be very dumb.\nI don't know how to write a poem.\nI must be a bum."\nNo offense!!!
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A haiku is a three line poem.\nThe first line has 5 syllables.\nThe second line has 7 syllables.\nThe last line has 5 syllables.\nThey are traditionally about nature, but modern haikus can be about anything.\n\n(1) Pick a simple topic, like a spider or the sun or a rainy day.\n(2) Describe what it is doing or what is happening or how it feels,\nor what you see or think about when you observe it\n(3) But keep it short, either three phrases or 17 syllables\n\nHere is a quick example:\n\nDown a spider's thread\nDew drops rolling one by one\nSoon a string of pearls
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You can write prose poetry, but you can't write poetry prose. Well, maybe poetic prose. Wow, that sounded confusing.\n\nProse poetry is blank verse--no rhyme scheme or meter. I write prose poetry because I want to play with the appearance of a piece. Would a vignette look better arranged in standard indented paragraphs, or do I want to play with capitalization, placement, and other fun stuff?\n\nProse is what I'm writing now. You can make it poetic--use metaphors, alliteration, personification, and other poetic devices. But mostly people use the word "prose" to refer to regular writing, like newspaper articles or short stories. It does have its own artistic merit, but it usually looks very different than poetry.\n\nIn a nutshell: poetry can encompass prose, but prose, by its definition, does not encompass poetry.
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The Elements of Poetry\n\n1. Rhythm: The metrical flow of sound determined by the placement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.\n\nShe stroked molten tones\n\nFrom the heart-carved maple dulcimer.\n\nQuestions: Does there seem to be a regulated metrical pattern to the poem? If so, what? Does each line generally seem to have the same number of stressed syllables? If so, how many? Are some lines longer than others? Why? Are some lines shorter? Why?\n\nExamples: In "Yonosa House," (the poem at the end of this document) the lines generally have three or four stresses, although there is no strict metrical pattern. The shortest line is line three: "My grandma did." The shortness emphasizes the subject (the grandmother) and her action (the verb "to do"). Through her loving actions, the grandmother epitomizes the spirituality and customs of her people.\n\n2. Rhyme: When the final vowel and consonant sounds of words are the same (i.e., mouse/house, low/toe).\n\nQuestions: Is there a rhyme scheme to the poem? If so, what is it? Is there any incidental rhyme in the poem? Which lines? When you say the rhyming words together, what mood, feeling, idea, sense, etc., do they evoke? Is there any internal rhyme? Off -rhyme? List the line numbers and jot down the feelings, etc., the words evoke.\n\nExamples: There is no rhyme scheme in "Yonosa House," but there is off-rhyme at lines 17-19, which are in italics, indicating they are the words/song of the grandmother. These off-rhyming words - rock/bark/hawk - are all words for nature. They indicate that the wisdom/the myths of the race come from an attunement with nature. In line 24 there is internal rhyme: wore/lore. These words .imply that the grandmother "wore" the wisdom of the tribe in her very being, that wisdom was intrinsic in her.\n\n3. Words.\n\nQuestions: Look up and define any words you don't know. And if there are significant words that seem to have more than one denotation and/or connotation, look up the etymologies (the roots of those words).\n\nExamples: Line 13, lanyards = A short rope of gasket for seizing a ladder or the like or to secure rigging; a cord worn around the neck for carrying a knife, keys, or a whistle. From OF word for thong, strap; perhaps laz, lace + naele, string.\n\n4. Repetitions.\n\nQuestions: Are any significant words repeated in the poem? Which ones? Why? That is, what are the repetitions emphasizing?\n\nExamples: The words heart, maple, and hands are repeated in the poem. They emphasize the activities of the grandmother, who is often portrayed doing things, activities from the heart. Love in action, those hands, those activities, her big heart are what the poet remembers most.\n\n5. Alliteration: When two or more words have the same initial sounds (i.e., Becky bopped the baker).\n\nQuestions: What lines contain alliteration? List each line. Write out the words that alliterate. When you say the alliterating words together what feeling, mood, idea, sense, etc., do they evoke?\n\nExamples: Line 6 - sat/sack. The words emphasize her age. Her body no longer has a definable shape. It is like a sack. I can see her hunched over, everything sort of falling into itself.\n\n6. Assonance: Partial rhyme, when the internal vowel sounds of words are the same (i.e., cow/bound/mouse).\n\nQuestions: What lines contain assonance? List each line. Write out the words that assonate. When you say the assonating words together what feeling, mood, idea, sense, etc., do they evoke?\n\nExamples: Line I - stroked/molten/tones. Rich "o" sounds. Depth. Roundness. A resonance. Top capture the tones of the dulcimer. Also the assonance emphasizes the synesthesia of the line. (Synesthesia = the mixing of the senses.. One type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another. A color sings. A song has color.) We can "see" and "feel" the tones, which are like the colors and heat of metal in a forge,
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Aaaaaah, let us see. Both are a way of conveying thoughts. Both are a form introspection. Both are a round about way of saying a very simple thing\n:)
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Honestly, an analysis of any poem is the opinion of the person reading it. There are really no right or wrong analysis to most poems. Everyone interprets differently. Its what you feel when youre reading the poem. Try to analyze it yourself. Believe me. I read and write tons of poetry. Good Luck!!