April is National Poetry Month. Poet W.H. Auden was once quoted as saying, "Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings." Author and poet Edgar Allan Poe once said, "Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words." Samuel Taylor Coleridge, also a poet, said, "I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry, that is prose; words in their best order, - poetry, the best words in the best order." Now that we are coming to an end of our poetry unit (don't forget your video presentation is due in Google Classroom by Monday morning at 8:00am) I would like to know how YOU feel about reading poetry. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing not at all and 5 representing a great amount, how do you feel about reading poetry? Explain/Defend your answer.
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Anisha Bhuiyan
4/16/2021 06:43:00 am
Poetry is literature that focuses on a specific feeling or response through the aspects of sound and rhythm. Poetry is one of my favorite pieces of writing, I give my self a four out of five when it comes to reading it. The score is only four out of five because some poems are difficult to understand. However, there are poems that tells a story in its own unique style. On the other hand, since poetry can be written in different styles it makes the writing more interesting to read. Therefore, poetry is quite fascinating.
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Grace Ryo
4/16/2021 06:48:03 am
Poetry is a form of expressing emotions that many people can enjoy. Reading a poem can be an enjoyable experience for some but not for others. On a scale of 1 through 5 on how I feel about reading poetry, I would pick a 2. I'm not really the biggest fan of reading poetry. i don't really enjoy finding a poem and reading it. I find that a lot of poems, especially older ones, are worded really weirdly that makes the poem a bit confusing. I also don't really like how bland it is to just sit there and read something that can be hard to wrap your head around. What I do like about poetry is how the author can tell an entire story with just a few lines. Other than that, I don't really like reading poetry. To me, reading poetry feels bland in comparison to listening to someone else read it, or singing a song.
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Harlem Lake
4/16/2021 06:52:15 am
Poetry is art and it is feelings. Poetry represents feeling and shows expression. On a scale 1-5 I would say 3 is how much I like reading poetry. My reason is I like it because I can express myself and show reason. I gave it a 3 because certain poems I can’t relate to and certain ones I could. I feel like if I found more that related to me I would like poetry more.
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4/16/2021 06:54:26 am
Poetry is one of the many ways a person can express them-self. In a scale from 1-5, I choose 4. I love reading poetry to myself, but if read it to a lot of people, I become rather nervous. As if right now, every time I read out loud, I get nervous, and I start doing my British accent. I have a British accent but I mostly do my American accent. The only times where I do do my British accent is when I talk to my friends. So it’s odd when I read aloud because I have a British accent that embarrasses me a tad bit.
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Kieran Alli
4/16/2021 06:56:53 am
Poetry is a type of art. It represents how you feel. On a scale of 1-10 I would give it a 4. I can express myself freely. I can understand some other poems as well. Like I can relate to it. I like it cause I can just express myself.
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Benjamin Liu
4/16/2021 07:09:34 am
I think poetry is ridiculous and it is really useless. When through conveying messages or beliefs the poems are so vague at what they are saying. There are times where I think the author doesn't even know they are talking about. Next is how boring it is to make them. Nobody talks with rhyme or anything a poem displays. I would give poetry a 1 out 5.
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Angela
4/16/2021 07:18:55 am
Poetry is a work of art, since everyone's poetry style can be different. It can express different experiences or feelings of the Poet. I would give poetry a 2 on a scale of 1 to 5, since I'm not too interested in poems. Although there are a lot great poems with great meanings out there, I personally don't feel drawn to poems. And since poems are expressed feelings or different experiences, everyone could see it in a different way, and we all take things differently.
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Ryan Doyle
4/16/2021 07:20:33 am
In my opinion, I feel like poetry isn't useful. Poems can be easily avoided if the author just wrote a paragraph instead. I would have to give poetry a 1 out of 5
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Brandon Williams
4/16/2021 07:25:25 am
I would pick 1. I dislike poetry very much. I’ve never liked it and found no use of it. Some people are good at rhyming and making poetry but I find a struggle.
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Daanley
4/16/2021 07:33:24 am
On a scale of one to five I would pick 3, because I like poetry some of them are beautiful but some I just don't understand anything.Poetry is useful to others just not to me. I don't really see the importance of poetry.
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Andreas Escanilla
4/16/2021 07:34:53 am
Poetry is an art to some people. For others its just bunch of words jumbled up together that rhyme. I would give poetry an 1 out 5 Because people dont actually rhyme on a daily basis. It just like a one time thing. I Think people will probably misunderstand poetry and think people are trying to hurt them in some way and they may get offended.
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Cynthia
4/16/2021 07:39:33 am
Poetry is not only a style of writing but it’s a work of art as well. It can tell an important story or it can express a range of emotions that leaves you thinking. On a scale from one to five, I would say my interest in poetry is a four. This is because I do love reading poetry but it can get a little boring. I think poems are a beautiful way to express my feeling but it’s not something I would choose to do a lot.
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Alanna Heath
4/16/2021 07:43:12 am
Poetry is type of written art that is loved by people all around the world. An example of one of those people would be me, although I do have a reason as to why I have a bit of dislike for it at the same time. This causes me to rate my experience reading poetry a 2.5/5. Whenever I read complex poems I don't understand a single line and it causes me to be bored. Even though I do have experiences like this many poems have touched my heart because of how powerful they are. Therefore, I love poetry but it can frustrate me a little.
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Sydonie
4/16/2021 07:53:47 am
in my opinion i would pick 3.I find poetry interesting and confusing at the same time.Poetry can show how people express themselves and could be confusing because u dont know what people are actually talking about.
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Arjun Khondoker
4/16/2021 07:57:34 am
Poetry is a special type of writing and art that is pretty interesting. Poetry has different meanings and feelings to each individual person. For example I rate poetry a 3 out of 5. The reason for this rating is because each poem has its own style and describes a story. Although sometimes it takes a while to figure out the descriptions it still tells a story in its own unique way.
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Jon Jhoel
4/16/2021 08:02:53 am
If I had to rate poetry I would give it a 1 out of 5. My reasoning for this poems try to convey feelings to us in a vague way sometimes. Like sometimes I feel like they try to thyme more instead of actually telling us there feeling. I can see how people like poetry and trying to decipher the meaning of a poem but personally it's not for me.
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Keith Konopka
4/16/2021 08:03:27 am
Poetry is a subject that gets an equal amount of hate and love throughout the world. Usually, students don't like it as much as some adults. Personally, poetry is okay. On a scale from 1 to 5, I would rate it a 3. Reading some rhyming poems are fun, but non-rhyming and serious poems are boring. I read a comic strip that had fun poems in it, which made me like the comic more. If a poem can be silly and long enough, I'll probably enjoy it.
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4/16/2021 08:03:52 am
Poetry is an written art, which expressing feelings and emotions. If I were to rate poetry out of one to five, my rating would be 1.5 out of 5. Whenever I read poetry, some poems are beautiful and meaningful, others are just painful confusing to me. Most of poems have complex meaning which my mind can not comprehend. If I try to figure what it means I just get more confused. Poems have very meaningful poems, but most of them I read just confuse me.
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Neviah
4/16/2021 08:10:07 am
Poetry is a way of expressing emotion. For some people Reading a poem can be a very enjoyable experience. I however am not a really big fan of reading poetry.I don’t enjoy it because all I’m doing is reading and just changing my voice slightly and there’s really no point. One thing I like about poetry is how most poems have a really good story behind them. Poems are a way for poets to express how they feel without physically saying it. Poems are a form of writing and for some writing makes them feel better especially writing how they feel about something. I know this because I one love to Write abt things that have happened In my life.
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Joshua Cofresi
4/16/2021 08:12:00 am
After finishing this poetry unit, I have mixed feelings. I had fun writing poems at some times, and I found great meaningful poems. That being said, I wouldn't really spend my free time on poetry or searching up poetry. There are many more things I can do with my time. For these reasons, I would give poetry a three.
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Nicholas T.
4/16/2021 08:17:57 am
Poetry is not just some words mustered together randomly. These words tell many stories, and they can mean a lot to certain people depending on their topic. For me, I'm alright with reading poetry, and on a scale of one to five, I would rate it at around a three. There are some poems that really intrigued me over the years, such as the ones that I have presented in previous poetry contests. However, the parts about poetry that I am interested in the most are those used in songs. Something about the music that accompany those meaningful words just makes me love it all.
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Nicolas Girado
4/16/2021 08:27:23 am
Poetry is a way of expressing yourself, On a scale of 1 to 5, I would give poetry a 2. I am not a big fan of poetry. Sometimes I have to read the poem multiple times to try to understand it. I prefer reading other things.
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Natalie Morales
4/16/2021 08:31:02 am
To me, poetry is a unique way of saying something. To some people poetry is something they love to indulge in, while other prefer to stay away from it simply because they don't enjoy it. Personally, I would give poetry a 4 out of 5. I love reading poetry but not writing it. I love reading it because most poems that are for my age level and above tend to have more meaning to them. The words in them are not just said to sound nice, but they're in them to tell a story, or to explain something.
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Claudia Poblete
4/16/2021 08:32:39 am
To me, poetry is to express emotions with words. These words tell a story with deep meanings to it by the author. I think poetry has to be one of the most beautiful forms of words and creation. It depends on how you see the poem and how meaningful it is to you. I have mixed emotions with poetry, but I enjoy them from time to time. I enjoy poetry when I get to choose it and not be forced to analyze it or read it. So I think my rating has to be a three.
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Joshua W.
4/16/2021 08:35:05 am
In my opinion, poetry is all about expressing your feelings in rhymical order. By just one stanza, poetry can speak character and personality of the person, or people, you are dealing with. On a scale of 1 to 5, I would say a 3 would represent how I feel about poetry. I am not a big fan of poetry. I just think that there are bigger and better things that I can do with my time than poetry, so for that reason, I would give it a 3.
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Elizabeth Chuni
4/16/2021 08:41:52 am
Poetry is something that I quite enjoy . Although me it's scary to read in public. Poetry is something that helps you express your feelings. I like writing my own poems more than just reading off poems from a poet.
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David Haro
4/16/2021 08:46:01 am
Poetry Is An old but great reading and teaching.People is poetry to express their feelings.Poetry to me feels awkward sometimes but most of the time I like reading and studying Poetry as Is very interesting.Poetry to me is express your feelings and talk about events that are amazing,Finally,Poetry to me means to make people Interested in Poetry.On A Scale Of 1 to 5 I would give Poetry a 4.This is what I think of poetry.
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Joseph
4/16/2021 08:46:30 am
Poetry is a form of expressing different kinds of emotion that many people can enjoy. I would give poetry a 3/5. I like writing poetry, but I don't like reading poetry, but sometimes they can be motivational/ inspirational.
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Gabriel Andrade
4/16/2021 08:59:51 am
Poetry to me is very special. Poetry is giving a story a different way but still having a lot of emotions in it. I would give it a 4/5. I like writing it since it is like writing a story but with a twist.
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Adam medina
4/16/2021 09:00:48 am
Although poetry is nice, I believe it's not very useful to me. I can say that expressing your feelings is great but I can't really do that through poetry. I would give it a 1 out of 5.
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Poetry is a form of expression. You express your emotions, whether that being negative or positive. On a scale of 1-5, I would give it a 4. I love expressing myself through poetry. In general, I like public speaking, and I love writing poetry and reading it. I like trying to understanding how other people feel through their poems.
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