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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The Use Of Symbols In Poetry

By Dora Reed


Over the years, poetic symbolism has been explored by different poets from diverse backgrounds who have understood its essence as it helps in making a poem interesting by somehow hiding the message for audiences to comprehend. Symbols in poetry are like metaphors; in other words, this is whereby poets draw comparisons and somehow hides the message and the audience is expected to use their knowledge to get the message.

As seen over the past years, poetry is a growing art that is progressively gaining significant amount of popularity and appreciation at least just like most artistic creations. Moreover, there has been evolution whereby the style is changing and poets are now fusing poems with music and calling the spoken word which is evidently appreciated as seen by their response from audiences.

One of the basic elements of poems is the use of rhyming word; moreover the words not just rhyme but should also make sense of the theme they follow. In other words, as much as the rhymes might be flowing, having verses that stick to a certain theme is critical. Just like in other artistic works, poets are known to have distinctive style in regards to their presentation, writing and sometimes both. However, it has been apparent that the style adopted by poets of today is better as it seems to attract more audiences than previous versions.

Poets are known to be entertainers but more so communicator; this is because they have a skill of using words and turning them to descriptions of events, experiences, situations and feeling which is then passed to the audience. However, the use of facial expressions and body language is indispensable in trying to connect with the audience and passing the message across.

The purpose of these pieces is usually to not only entertain but also inspire aiding the betterment of the lives of people who come across them. Most pieces are usually written from personal experience or just experiences of other; this therefore is a reflection of life which basically is meant to empower and wisen those come across them.

Basically, this is also a form of expression where emotions are expressed and shared to others who may probably be facing the same challenges. For this, some are sad, others melancholic, while others are just joyful. It is for this reason that different pieces are liked by different audiences based on the preferences and tastes and more so their interpretation of these pieces.

Words are powerful and with them is a great realm of wisdom that is impactful to the people empowered by these expressions from different artists. The use of metaphors is a style that most writers have been seen to prefer whereby they compared subject matters with events and object just to creatively hide the message leaving it to the audience to crack the metaphors.

Nowadays, poets of this era have been seen to be supported by huge followers unlike in the past and in this case youngsters being their greatest fans. Conversely, the internet has been indispensable in aiding the sharing of poems from different poets to their fans whereby different fan bases have structured a community that love this art and as a result inspiring more people to pursue it.




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