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INTRODUCTION

Poetry is a form of expression which tries to convey a message, feelings, ideas, thoughts,

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.

POINT OF VIEW IN POETRY


POET
The poet is the author of

SPEAKER
The speaker of the poem

the poem.

is the narrator of the poem.

Comparison with phrases

* Short * Interesting * More effective

Its related to HEART, MIND

and TONGUE.
Eg bathroom singers, day

dreamers

POEMS-POETS OF THE WORLD


ROBERT FROST

PABLO NERUDA

GABRIEL OKARA

Gabriel okaras

ONCE UPON A TIME

Once upon a time ,son, They used to laugh with their hearts And laugh with their eyes; But now they only laugh with their teeth, While their ice block cold eyes Search behind my shadows.

this stanza tells of the conversation between a father and the son. They refer to the other people, which gives sinister and impersonal tone.

The father telling his son How the people or they Used to laugh with the hearts.

There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with there hearts; but thats gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts while there left hand search

my empty pockets.

This shows that, again the people are fake and seems to be using the man to see what they can get.

Feel at home! come again ; they say and when I come again and feel at home, once, twice, there will be no thricefor then I find doors shut on me.
once twice no thrice

This shows that people lie when they

say the positive phrases and after a few visits they have all that they want from the man ; their falseness is reflected in the language they use.

So I have learned many things son I have learned to wear many faces

Home face

Office face

Street face

Host face

Cocktail face

This represents that we wear different faces for different situation

With all their conforming smiles Like a fixed portrait smile

4.
And I have learned, too, to laugh with only my teeth and shake hands without my heart

I have also learned to say, Good bye, when I mean Good riddance;

To say Glad to meet you without being glad; and to say its been nice talking to you, after being bored.

But belive me, son. I want to be what I used to be When I was like you . I want To unlearn all these muting things.

These muting things These are the pressures and constraints, which makes people behave falsely or hypocritically. So their true feelings, emotions, expressions are

Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like a snakes bare fangs !

So show me, son, How to laugh; show me how I used to laugh and smile

Once upon a time when I was like you.

Impact on society
We, the citizens of this country respect our country, salute our country by our NATIONAL ANTHEM i.e. Jana gana mana

Poem has one meaning and also many meanings.


for eg ONLY THIS MUCH wOrk, wOrk aNd wOrk

Ramayana in one

sentence
Dashrath na kanda, Ravana na konda ,

LIFE ISHTEY NE
It conveys sevral meanings, questions and fullstop of life.
ONLY THIS MUCH. WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIVED? ARE U SATISFIED WITH WHAT

YOU ARE?

CONCLUSION
Therefore poetry is the best form of expression of feelings, emotions etc. Which appeals to the

hearts of people and leaves an ever lasting impression in their minds.


WORDS IN PROSE MAY DIE, BUT

WORDS IN POETRY WILL NEVER DIE

THANKING YOU
BY ABHISHEK N ROKHADE
B.Sc Ist sem
102

P.C.JABIN COLLEGE,hubli

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