Poetry is a very broad genre. There are many different styles of poetry from short, non-rhyming poems such as haiku, to long, in-depth poems that contain an explicit rhyme scheme. Despite all the differences between poems, they all serve the purpose to express an idea using a more creative approach than to simply write about it. Poetry is used to express an idea while also being constrained to a specific type of format where the lines are usually shorter and the words are read more fluidly. I usually think of poetry as a more fluid and smooth way to write, but that may be since I usually think of poetry as rhyming. How do others perceive poetry? (In terms of fluidity of reading; is it choppier than paragraphs, or does it flow more smoothly?)
Although there are very few things that would be considered an “always” characteristic for poetry, in this case, there will always be at least one stanza, and the subject will always be relating to food. Sometimes poems will rhyme, however in the case of my texts, there is only 1 poem that explicitly rhymes consistently, and only 1-2 more that even contain some sort of rhymes.
My sources provide examples from all ends of the poetry genre, from a haiku to a rap song, I have tried to encompass the entire genre of poetry through my examples. Is it too broad to have such a difference in all my sources, from a poem about chocolate milk, to a translated poem about tomatoes from a Nobel Prize winner? I believe that I can tie together these examples into a cohesive essay discussing the entire poetry genre and its similarities while noticing the differences. For example, while at first glance two poems may look very different, the purpose of intent of two poems, whose structures are completely different, may turn out to be very similar. That is what I am planning to do with these examples:
Coolness Of The Melons – Matsuo Basho
Ode To Tomatoes – Pablo Neruda