Journal 10

We have recently started studying poetry. Throughout my college and high school career I have the experience of being able to read and study some poetry. I agree, it is a very difficult subject. I remember having to write our own poems in one of my elementary school classes. I also remember in middle school having to turn in a poetry notebook, filled with all different types of poems that I had to write by myself. Even though this was so long ago, I still remember enjoying it. In my opinion, poetry is a hard word to define. I did some research on the definition of poetry. "Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has been known to employ meter and rhyme, but this is by no means necessary. Poetry is an ancient form that has gone through numerous and drastic reinvention over time. The very nature of poetry as an authentic and individual mode of expression makes it nearly impossible to define." I think that poetry is a very beautiful, and deep way of expressing emotion. Poetry is very difficult to read and understand. I believe that it is so hard to understand and grasp because you definitely have to read and think beyond the words on the surface of the paper. Some, along with myself, have trouble sometimes trying to find the meaning. It helps to have a little push in the right direction. Like I said before, I have a little experience with poetry. I did some small projects in elementary school, along with middle school where I had to write my own poems. In high school, we studied some poetry my senior year. I definitely could use a little more work with poetry, and look forward to learning even more about it.