Poetry is a magical form of art. Poetry is the artistic side of language. Poetry weeds out emotions within the poet, emotions which they may not know they had in the first place, and provide a visual image of emotions and ideas through words. Poetry helps to convey the poets true feelings. The most wonderful aspect of poetry is that it can be applied to people of different culture's and ages. It unites people through universal emotions and similar events. If poetry is mastered, the poet him or herself; will find that he or she has now mastered language by successfully understanding the emotional and intellectual aspects of it. It is through this that the poet has learned how to train and develop their use of emotional language. And through the use of rhythm, tones, and inflection, readers can understand hidden meanings in words and phrases. This of course helping both the reader and poet see the world through each others perspective. Poetry is the art of bringing emotions and images within words to life.
Now if one is puzzled by the benefits to which mastering poetry may provide, one can look at a song. When you read the lyrics of a song, before hearing the way in which it is sung, and the rhythm to which it is presented; many times we skim through the lines, without ever taking in the emotion that the composer is trying to convey. Sure, we may catch a few ideas that we believe the composer is trying to convey, however; without spoken words, how can we truly embody the emotions in which the words are being said. I can write "I love you," and this can seem almost seem to be absent of meaning; however if I were to slowly approach your ear and softly whisper, "I love you," these words have taken on meaning. They are expressing my emotions, my strength, and my desire to express myself. This does not mean that the feeling will be mutual. But any person would be fortuitous to fall victim to my love.
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