Sunday, May 1, 2011
Poetry! Merit or No Merit?!
I believe poetry has incredible literary merit, but about 99% of the time, it's over-analyzed. I like to think that most poets use symbolism intentionally, but honestly, I really believe it usually happens accidentally. When people talk, write, draw, sing, or what-have-you, it usually reflects their past and present. I think poetry is a huge example of that. Even if you don't have a purpose when you sit down to write, I think one comes out subconsciously. We over-analyze poetry to the point of murder, and I think that's why I dislike poetry.
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I agree to a point. When I write poetry, it is usually from inspiration, putting words to a feeling or a sense, not trying to wrap every literary device I ever learned into a neat little package.
ReplyDeleteHowever, sometimes I wonder if that is just a cop out when I don't understand a famous poem.