Why do people write poems instead of stories?
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in poems one can express any thought without giving it any bindings of any location... it is free just as the thought. but in stories u have to be specific.. abt several details... and that sometimes becomes tough to imagine.
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A poem need not rhyme. Just go with what you know in a lyrical flow and you will have a lovely poem. Good Luck!
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The point of the poem is not really what it means... because what it means is basically what you read. There is no underlying deep, philosophical meaning to it. It is a simply, living poem. When you read it, its supposed to "conjure" up the images, the sounds, the tastes, etc. It's the imagery thats strong and important. The meaning of the poem is really basic, so I won't tell you specifically tell you what it is. But my answer is a hint.
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No, A book is something for us to enjoy, some people ejoy things differently, whether it's due to them not being able to read, don't have time to read, or simply they just can't understand a story unless it is read to them. I am one of those people that would keep losing my place and when I get too excited stumble over the words as I read them, so audio would be great for me.Some people just have a knack for reading the stories and getting it. It's not cheating because the Author wanted you to enjoy and be interested in their story, no matter how it comes across to you to do so.
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i love to write poetry. i have written about 50 poems so far about all different things; from snow to second chances.
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i think its trying to just be a narrative poem telling the story of two mockingbirds that became gods and blessed people who were unwilling to become gods themselves. Its dort of a poem of self discovery.
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Lyric poetry is a form of poetry that does not attempt to tell a story, as do epic poetry and dramatic poetry, but is of a more personal nature instead. Rather than portraying characters and actions, the lyric poet addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feelings, states of mind, and perceptions.
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A narrative poem is one which tells a story. I don't think this really tells a story. A good example of a song that could be considered a narrative poem would be "Painters" by Jewel.\n\nPainters\nJewel Kicher\nEighty years, an old lady now, sitting on the front porch \nWatching the clouds roll by they remind her of her lover, how he left her \nAnd of times long ago when she used color carelessly, painted his portrait \nA thousand times - or maybe just his smile - \nAnd she and her canvas would follow him wherever he would go \n'Cause they were painters, and they had painting themselves, a lovely world \nOil streaked daisies covered the living room wall \nHe put water colored roses in her hair \nHe said, "Love, I love you, I want to give you the mountains, the sunshine, the sunset too" \nI just want to give you a world as beautiful as you are to me \n'Cause they were painters, and they had painting themselves, a lovely world \n\nSo they sat down and made a drawing of their love, they made it an art to live by \nThey painted every, passion every home, created every beautiful child \nIn the winter they were weavers of warmth, in the summer they were carpenters of love \nThey thought blue prints were too sad so they made them yellow \n'Cause they were painters, and they had painting themselves, a lovely world \n\nUntil one day the rain fell as thick as black oil \nAnd in her heart she knew something was wrong \nShe went running through the orchard screaming \n'No God, don't take him from me!' \nBut by the time she got there, she feared he already had gone \nShe got to where he lay, water colored roses in his hands for her \nShe threw them down screaming, 'Damn you man, don't leave me \nWith nothing left behind but these cold paintings, these cold portraits \nto remind me!' \n\nHe said, 'Love I only leave, but only a little, try to understand \nI put my soul in this life we've created with these four hands \nLove, I leave, but only a little, this world holds me still \nMy body may die now, but these paintings are real' \n\nSo many seasons came and so many seasons went \nAnd many times she saw her love's face watering the flowers \nTalking to the trees and singing to his children \nAnd when the wind blew, she knew he was listening \nAnd how he seemed to laugh along, an how he seemed to hold her when she was crying \n'Cause they were painters, and they had painting themselves, a lovely world \n\nEighty years, an old lady now, sitting on the front porch \nWatching the clouds roll by, they remind her of her lover, how he left her \nAnd of times long ago when she used color carelessly, painted his portrait \nA thousand times - or maybe just his smile - \nAnd she and her canvas would follow him wherever he would go \nYes, she and her canvas still follow \n\n'Cause they were painters, and they had painting themselves, a lovely world
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Poetry or writing\n(I know it sounds lame)
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No.  People usually tell people to write what they want to do down because it gives you more drive to do it.
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here' a guide to writing a poetry explication. Now have fun!\nhttp://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html
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A poem is a verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.\nA composition in verse rather than in prose.\nA literary composition written with an intensity or beauty of language more characteristic of poetry than of prose.\nA creation, object, or experience having beauty suggestive of poetry.\n\nThe word poem is a derived word.  There isn't one famous writer or composer affiliated with the creation of this word.
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Language is awesome. Indeed it can make you feel anything. And basically, I don't agree with you that language today is unimaginative. Maybe some people talk or write without too much 'imagination', but if you look well, you will find beautiful, powerful and creative texts all over the place. Of course not everyone can Poe, but that doesn't mean nobody can. Don't lose your faith in language, mate. That's a waste.
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Before there was a written lanaguage that was understood by a variety of classes, stories were neccessary to pass information about history, morals, hunting and cooking techniques, information about the survival of the species etc from one person to another.  This ensured that important information was not lost over time.  Stories were also used to teach information about trade from one generation to the next so that sons would learn from their fathers and daughters would learn from their mothers the skills that they would use to survive.  \n\nNowadays, thanks to a great education system, almost all of Western society has access to written stories, as well as spoken ones.  Stories are mainly used for entertainment, but most children also primarily learn to read through stories, and we still teach important morals and values using the story system (not a very good example, but why were you always extra good around Christmas as a kid?  Could it have been that you were told that Santa Clause would bring you presents if you were?  Is that basically teaching that good actions bring about rewards?)
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well--those are interesting answers-- and not completly wrong -but mostly--(this is my simple view of course) \n\nas for the poet and their words on thoughts of love(which they say they have printed many times).I can only say i understand what you are saying, but feel you may have missed a subtle point and ,therefore,somewhat mistaken.In poetry -a metaphor is used as symbol not the actuality of the absolute -nor is a similie a perfect match.So,often one's thoughts and writings have meaning and form ,and even truth of belief.However,they do not contain the truth in whole or as an absolute.\n\nThe rest are simply snippets of thoughts mostly brought out from a subjective view.However, they too contain their own (subjective)absolutes of truth,just as a poetic(or lyrical) expressed want or need ,or for that matter ,a non-desired want or need .A subjective absolute--is not complete, nor  can it be, without first perceiving it on its base form.\n\n So,what is the base form ? First you have to place its point of origin.AS for Love it seems to be a Human trait,which we in turn give to others and also place onto other creatures and various forms of life which are to our liking.\n\nAS a word it exists;as an emotion we connect it to the word.And,as with many words, it is something we give and recieve within our own various ways.Therefore,it can not be an illusion nor non-existant.However,it could be something disguised , which in many ways it is and shall always be for many a good(and bad) reason.Nevertheless,I do not believe you to be wholeheartly wrong or in any sense of the word in a complete or utter state of denial.There is substance in words and emotions,just like those contained in actions\n\nI think if you see it more as an extension ,and not an illusion per se of the mind ,it may be easier in this way to view and draw to a conclusion a simple, yet difficult absolute and truth : the validity of love and existance or not.\n\n   I shall leave it there. with love or not.In form and extensions.metaphors and similies.\n\ncheers
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A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds is called an epic poem. I haven't read anything by Virgil, but Homer certainly does that, so he'd be the writer of an epic poem.\n\nI'm not sure if that makes him an epic poet, though..
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very cool.  i've both written poetry and songs. there are a few things i've learned about the whole poetry/song thing. first, a poem can rarely be converted to a song, at least directly. if you are willing to cut, and i mean LOTS of cuts, then it will be easier. but if you're like me killing any line in a poem and the image/conveyance that goes with it is like losing a frikkin limb! \n\ni also have found that they are really two disparate mediums. trying to use poetry to make a song is like trying to do impressionism with a color film camera. one of them uses the emotions conveyed through words which paint a visual image, the other (usually) uses sounds of words, with perhaps a dash of symantic meaning, to evoke emotion.  usually 90% of a song is timbre and tone -- simple, sometimes vague phrases doused with huge helpings of emotionally-packed sounds to bring the listener to a certain emotional place, and that emotional place coincides with your original vision.\n\nfinally, poets can do 10x better than most song-writers in the lyric arena. similar to how a jazz-trained drummer can do rock drumming while yawning, a poet can crank out word combinations, rhymes, assimilations, et al that most song-writers couldn't do if they had a gun to their heads. zack de la rocha notwithstanding, almost all rock lyrics would get miserably failing grades in any creative writing class -- trite, unoriginal, corny, all of the above...  you can use your poetic talents to do some impressive phrasing and add a quality that is rare in popular songs. just remember, allow a B or C in the "poetic phrase" category but make sure it gets an A in the "cool sounding" category.