Understanding Poetry is a process often called poetry explication. Poetry is a compact language that expresses complex feelings. To understand the multiple meanings of a poem, readers must examine its words and phrasing from the perspectives of rhythm, sound, images, obvious meaning, and implied meaning. In explication readers then organize responses to the verse into a logical, point-by-point explanation.
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Comes from the Greek word poiesis, meaning "making" or "creating"
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Fact:
Oldest surviving poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh 3rd Millennium BC written in Sumer
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Three Major Genres
Epic, Lyric and Dramatic Poetry
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Basic Poetic Elements
Meter, Rhythm, Intonation Rhyme, Alliteration, Assonance, Poetic Form, Poetic Diction
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Popular Forms
