Poetry and drama needs to be read aloud and heard to be fully appreciated. Poets and playwrights choose their language to be heard.
Reflecting on this week's literary readings,as well as your own reading experience, identify at least one major similarity and one major difference between the forms on the short story and the poem.How do the differences between these literary forms affects how your read and respond to them
Well, poetry can have different topics. Most people think poems HAVE to rhyme. Sometimes, they don't. Here is an example of a rhyming poem:Roses are red,Violets are blue,I know how to rhyme,And so do.
Reflecting on this week’s literary readings, as well as your own reading experiences, identify at least one major similarity and one major difference between the forms of the short story and the poem. How do the differences between these literary forms affect how you read and respond to them?
In your response, include an example of at least one poem from this week’s readings. Describe the connections between (a) the poem’s form and/or use of literary devices and your experience of the poem and (b) your reading experience (see key literary terms listed in our textbook – e.g., alliteration, rhyme, iambic pentameter, etc.). If you wish, you may also compare your experience of the poem to your experience reading a short story that shares with the poem a similar theme.