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The Essence Of Poetry

by Senator D Poet Rhumour on July 25, 2011
The Essence of Poetry

At the heart of any poem is the message, story or in some forms, humour.

Whilst it is not essential for all forms to have a rhyming structure, most people will know that a poem needs at least a rhythmic structure to distinguish it from a story. My own preference is for rhyme, but I vary the structure in a number of ways, rarely venturing into the most formal styles such as sonnets, though I do find them to be charming when well written.

Many people will know that William Shakespeare wrote sonnets as well as plays and although the modern English language we use
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Jasha Good Luck · Become a Fan

Thank you Dave for your terse information.It's a pity to find that no one else has touched this site so far. Aren't there poetry lovers among the FanBox roamers?

12 months ago
Mona S · Become a Fan

Thank you Dave and yes you are so correct. When I write I do not stick to structure or rules all the time as I believe to write and stay in flow with the thoughts. I have some real old poetry books my brother gave me and one is called The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott and the date - Complete edition dated 1884 and 1888. It is very old and I plan to take it to a booksmith to fix the spine as it is delicate just like his words were and still are. I love to read some of the older poetical masterpieces! Thank you for sharing this here poet!

12 months ago