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Defining Poetry and

Characteristics of Poetry



a universal phenomenon --- exists along

human’s civilization

• from primitive to developed nation

• from spell to drive away evil soul to

conventional one (from oral to written)

• enjoyed by everyone  entertainment and

understanding

• never dies

“To fully understand Poetry, we first must be

fluent with its meter, rhyme, and figures of

speech. Then ask two questions; one, how are

fully the objective of the poem have been

rendered, and two, how important is the

objective. Question one rates the poem’s

perfection, question two rates its importance.

And once these questions have been

answered, turning the poem’s greatness into

relatively simple matter.