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Exploring the Art of Poetry: Structure, History, and Literary Effects
TLDR Poetry is a meticulously crafted art form that requires time and effort to appreciate. From the Renaissance to the modernist movement, different periods in history have brought new forms and styles of poetry. Understanding the structures, tools, and literary effects used by poets can enhance the reading experience and allow for deeper interpretation of their work.
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The hosts discuss their personal experiences with poetry, including one host's attempt to get a poem published in The New Yorker.
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Poetry should not be expected to be understood immediately, but rather approached as a meticulously crafted piece of art that requires time and effort to appreciate.
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During the Renaissance period, new forms of meter and the drama movement were introduced by poets like William Shakespeare and Thomas Marlowe.
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The Enlightenment period venerated Greek and Roman traditions, the Romantics rebelled against this, and the Victorian period further broke away from establishment, leading to the modernist movement in the early 20th century.
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Poetry should be taught in reverse chronological order, starting with contemporary poetry and gradually moving back in time, in order to make it more accessible and relatable to students.
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Poetry is meant to be read out loud, and reading it silently to yourself can cause you to miss important elements and sound effects that differentiate poetry from prose.
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Poetry has certain structures and tools, such as stanzas and enjambment, that allow poets to be creative within boundaries and create unique effects with their words.
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Different structures and tools, such as enjambment, cesura, rhyme scheme, and meter, allow poets to play with the structural effects and rhythmic structure of their poems.
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Different types of poetry have specific structures and effects, such as rhyme schemes, meters, and repetition of words.
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Different types of poetry, such as sestinas, villanelles, odes, elegies, epigrams, obeyeds, and epistles, each have their own unique structures and purposes.
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Different poets use literary effects such as symbolism, metaphor, and simile in their poems, and the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is an example of a metaphorical poem that leaves it up to the reader to interpret its meaning.
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David Berman's poem "Imagining Defeat" is discussed and praised for its evocative imagery and thought-provoking lines.
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