Poetry Essay
Poetry as defined by Oxford Dictionary is, “a literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; collectively or as a genre of literature.” Though defined across many other mediums, poetry can never truly be given a solidified definition. Writer and poet Dan Rifenburgh expressed this best through his piece, ‘What is Poetry?’. “We may feel we know what a thing is, but have trouble defining it. That holds as true for poetry as it does for, say, love or electricity.” The dramatic yet sometimes simplistic stringing together of words to paint mental images to the reader, the use of metaphors/figures of speech to convey meaning, the use of symbols to create depth, the purposeful pattern of sounds, the endless mixing of ideas, poetry is all of this to create a masterpiece of feeling; emotion that stems from the ink madly, sometimes insanely, written onto a page. Poetry can be easily broken down and defined by the literary elements that it presents. “Suicide note” a poem written by Janice Mirikitani explores multiple tones. A prominent tone within this poem is that of disappointment; not good enough not strong enough not good enough
I apologize.
Tasks do not come easily.
Each failure, a glacier.
Each disapproval, a bootprint.
Each disappointment, ice above my river. …show more content…
The girl was compelled to commit suicide because of her poisonous need and obsession with endless streaks of success. The writer attempts to convey that the suicidal girl in the story, through all her heartbreak and sorrow, still cares about the impression she leaves on her parents. The use of parallel structure creates a rhythm nearly as though the reader can feel the consistent failure of the suicidal girl from the poem, and the disappointment as
Poetry as defined by Oxford Dictionary is, “a literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; collectively or as a genre of literature.” Though defined across many other mediums, poetry can never truly be given a solidified definition. Writer and poet Dan Rifenburgh expressed this best through his piece, ‘What is Poetry?’. “We may feel we know what a thing is, but have trouble defining it. That holds as true for poetry as it does for, say, love or electricity.” The dramatic yet sometimes simplistic stringing together of words to paint mental images to the reader, the use of metaphors/figures of speech to convey meaning, the use of symbols to create depth, the purposeful pattern of sounds, the endless mixing of ideas, poetry is all of this to create a masterpiece of feeling; emotion that stems from the ink madly, sometimes insanely, written onto a page. Poetry can be easily broken down and defined by the literary elements that it presents. “Suicide note” a poem written by Janice Mirikitani explores multiple tones. A prominent tone within this poem is that of disappointment; not good enough not strong enough not good enough
I apologize.
Tasks do not come easily.
Each failure, a glacier.
Each disapproval, a bootprint.
Each disappointment, ice above my river. …show more content…
The girl was compelled to commit suicide because of her poisonous need and obsession with endless streaks of success. The writer attempts to convey that the suicidal girl in the story, through all her heartbreak and sorrow, still cares about the impression she leaves on her parents. The use of parallel structure creates a rhythm nearly as though the reader can feel the consistent failure of the suicidal girl from the poem, and the disappointment as