19/01/2018
If you are a fan of poetry such as we are just started to be interested in this form of literature, or youâre just curious and drawn to learn more, here is a list containing some cool, fun and interesting facts about poetry and poets that will intrigue and ignite your interest with no doubt.
Interesting and Fun Facts about Poetry
If youâre wondering what is poetry, thereâs a really simple explanation. Poetry (verse) is literature that uses sounds and images to express ideas and feelings. It was originally recited (spoken aloud) to an audience, and its rhythms and sounds affect the meaning of the words.
Poetry is the best way to vent out your emotions and evoke feelings, regardless what kind they are. Expressing yourself on a piece of paper can make you feel better about yourself, confident, calmer. Poems convey the truest and most honest feelings one can have, thatâs why poems are usually private and kept secret.
Among the earliest types of poetry is the Epic, a type of poetry which narrates heroic adventures and actions. Usually, epics are long stories.
One of the oldest written poems (around 4000 years old, originating from Babylon) is the Epic of Gilgamesh, a story told about the king Gilgamesh who was described as half-god, half-man.
The greatest way to improve your vocabulary is by writing poetry. If youâre not satisfied with the words youâre using and want to enrich your vocabulary, writing poetry keeps your mind in shape and inspires you to think, combine and use diverse words. As a result, youâll sound smarter, more intelligent and of course people will be delighted to socialize with you.
The longest poem ever written is the âMahabharataâ an ancient Indian epic poem, which contains 1.8 million words. Remember, these are not just random facts about poetry for kids. All of these facts matter!
Even though most of us canât think of poetry as means of making a profit, the fact that you can make a profit by writing poetry is undeniable. So, if youâre thinking about starting to write poetry as a profession, you probably should, as long thereâs an audience for the poems and you advertise yourself properly on the right place, you can make it happen.
Did you know there is a World Poetry Day on 21 March, on which Poetry and Poets are appreciated and encouraged to write, thanks to the UNESCO initiative to celebrate this day as a way of giving support and paying respect to poets all around the world.
One of the most popular forms of writing short poems is the haiku. This form of writing poems, originating from Japan, has only seventeen syllables and three lines, containing 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively.
Stanza â a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem. A couplet contains two-line stanzas and a quatrain is a four-line couplet.
If you are a rapper or you write lyrics for rappers, poetry can help you improve your rapping, in countless ways. Although the mainstream rap is usually about money, drugs, women and guns, there are many artists that are making effort to uplift their music on a higher level and say goodbye to the cliché, writing poetry can make a huge difference and influence the lyrics.
Poetry is a powerful tool, it can spark your imagination and spur emotions, even though itâs quicker for reading than prose, poetry says a lot with just a few words. It captures a feeling, a look, a moment, an eternity.
Poems donât have to rhyme always. Sometimes rhyme doesnât suit the theme or the feeling of the poem, so many poets write in blank verse â poetry that doesnât rhyme, but has a particular meter (rhythm). Free verse â a poetry without a meter.
George MacDonald (1824-1905) wrote a two-word poem called âThe Shortest and Sweetest of Songsâ. It simply reads: âCome Home.â
A phobia of poetry exists and itâs called âMetrophobiaâ â fear of poetry.
