English-Poetry

Poetry : Its Universal Appeal and Merits

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Poetry was born out of the basic human desire to communicate not only meaning but feelings . The reading of poetry is a matter of both pleasure as well as enlightenment . It serves as one 's escape from the dullness , drudgery , and oppressive influences of life . Poetry appeals to our sense of beauty , thus giving us aesthetic pleasure . Thus , it is capable of evoking a range of different emotions laughter , tears sighs , nostalgia , etc , in its

audience . At the general and universal level , poetry recollects the actual experiences of mankind - joys sorrows , misfortunes , love , hatred , etc . It is hard usually to distinguish among these complex emotions . However , poetic interpretation helps us distil these complex emotions . When it comes to interpretation a poem can be seen in many ways : simply as an aesthetic object , a work of art to look at and be entertained by , or a new way of looking at the ordinary things . Or we may consider the poem to be a `new experience Poetry is all this and more

What I personally like about poetry is how it liberates the mind opening my eyes to newer possibilities and meanings . It gives a broadness and richness to my life , perceptions , and imagination . Its study and appreciation is important because it enlarges one 's vision of life and broadens one 's sympathies and spectrum . Initially , a poem may look hard to crack through , but I have...