Not only was it poetry but one of the poems actually was named "Poetry" (Moore 146). ... Once getting into the first section, "Poetry" and "Ars Poetica" began to define what poetry was. ... The poem "Poetry" (Moore 146) began to answer my question what is poetry. ... What is poetry to me? ... Now that I have this new found understanding of poetry I continued reading in order to get the final answer, what can I possibly get out of poetry? ...

• Word Count: 1276
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

To me "POETRY" embodies all that art should be. ... Poetry is able to capture life at its best and worst. ... Thus poetry became my outlet and my life line. I began to read any poetry book that I could get my hands on. ... Are you able to distinguish the flow of my poetry? ...

• Word Count: 1325
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• Grade Level: High School

At an early age, Tupac used poetry to channel his sensitivity. ... The doors to Tupac's mind were wide open as he talked about his darkest secrets through his poetry. ... Essentially, this epiphany sheds light on Tupac's life and his purpose for writing poetry. ... His poetry, however, connected with readers on a level that catapulted his legacy as an artist. ... Whether its his music or his poetry, Tupac always knew how to bring out emotion. ...

• Word Count: 1682
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Although in different manners, both poets discuss their poetry within their poetry. ... Bradstreet's use of pronouns such as I, me, and my in her poetry also differ from the masculine writers of her period. ... Dickinson's powerful emotions can be perceived in poem 441, where she speaks of her own writings within her poetry. ... This playful poem touches on a theme often used by Bradstreet, discussing her poetry within her poetry. ... Here, again, Bradstreet references to her own work within her poetry. ...

• Word Count: 1953
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Wallace Stevens attempts to write in an emotionless and literal point of view in his poem "The Snowman", whereas William Wordsworth's poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" displays quite the opposite, with countless metaphors and exaggerations of the reality. But which poem exhibits a more honest appr...

• Word Count: 1375
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Analyzing elements of poetic style is generally accepted as one method of exploring a poet's ideas and beliefs. How someone perceives the world is revealed in the way they speak. A poet's attitudes toward what poetry can and should be attempting to communicate are exhibited in style. In other wor...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School