What is Poetry?

Poetry is one of the most powerful ways to convey an idea or opinion. Through vivid imagery and compelling metaphors as well as other literary devices, a poem gives the reader the exact feeling the author wanted. Poetry is as universal as language and almost as ancient thus causing poetry to have several different definitions. According to Perrine’s Sound and Sense, poetry may be commonly defined as “a kind of language that says more …

…communicate with the reader. I feel that no matter what poetry is something, which should be appreciated, even if it does not impact one’s life or communicate a particular meaning to the reader, it can still be read and enjoyed. I should also mention that I think that there is no right or correct definition of poetry, I believe that everyone has and should be entitled to his or her own definition of poetry.