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10 Fun Facts About Poetry
Teachers and parents, instead of jumping right into a poetry lesson, why not start your student off with some interesting facts about poetry?
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What is Poetry?
According to Merriam-Webster, poetry is metrical verse. Meaning phrases that are carefully measured to fit a certain style or form. Also, according to the same source, poetry is the following:
writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
So poetry consists of :
imagination
awareness of experience
language arranged to create an emotional response through:
meaning
sound
rhythm
The above points are achieved through a vast array of rich literary devices including form, scansion, figurative language, and sound devices.
Poetry is one of the oldest literary art forms. Dating back as far as 4,000 years, poetry first started off as oral traditions. Before written text, those who had to remember poems relied heavily on literary devices, like sound devices, to help them remember the words.
Poetry Fun Fact # 1
Poetry is one of the oldest literary art forms. Dating back as far as 4,000 years, poetry first started off as oral traditions. Before written text, those who had to remember poems relied heavily on literary devices, like sound devices, to help them remember the words.
Poetry Fun Fact # 2
Did you know you can fight with words? It's true! The Vikings engaged in Battle Rhyming. Battle Rhyming dates back thousands of years. It was called Flyting.
Poetry Fun Fact # 3
Did you know that many formal poems can be measured? The Greek prefix "metr" means measurement. You'll see this prefix again in a couple other poetry-related words.
Poetry Fun Fact # 4
It's scary but true that some people are actually afraid of poetry. Metrophobia means fear or aversion to poetry. The Greek root phobia means fear.
Poetry Fun Fact # 5
Did you know that many formal poems can be measured? The Greek prefix "metr" means measurement. You'll see this prefix again in a couple other poetry-related words.
