Blog #2
Writing poetry and writing about poetry are very similar, but of course require different approaches. Writing poetry can be a creative way to express oneself or tell a story. It allows the writer to be emotional, use vivid imagery, be creative with words, such as rhyming, and write in creative ways, such as concrete poetry. Writing poetry requires reflection about what one feels passionate about writing about. By doing so, it forces the writers to step back and think about how it will have meaning through tone and literary devices. On the other hand, when writing about poetry, one reflects on someone else's works and sometimes makes assumptions about what the writer may have meant. Writing about poetry is about what the interpretation may be, and perhaps having to read between the lines or something beyond them. Another factor in writing about poetry is that it requires a lot of analysis, allowing one to break down the poem and understand i...