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How to Write Good Poetry

            Writing good poetry is not just a cognitive matter; it takes a connection to the moment or a situation that really gives life and meaning to a poem. Anyone can put words on paper and make them rhyme or not, it takes commitment and sincerity to really convey the meaning with the emotions that gives it its power. First off you must know what you are writing about, establishing purpose to the poem will give it a legitimacy that will serve to inform and give readers a chance to take it seriously. This is an important aspect because writing a poem with a specific focus will heighten your chances of writing something really good that possibly connects with a wide margin of people. For the best possible chances of success the purpose and direction of the work should give many emphatic examples. Also establishing the heart of the problem, the real underlying conflict, this helps the poem be viewed in a more serious light because of the developing issues. The more real it sounds the easier it is for readers to connect and actually feel what is going on and not just in words. The meaning and driving force that is the heart of the poem.
             The second step is to establish feeling words or statements that carry enough emotional weight readers can actually feel it and recognize the effect that was intended. Without feeling words the poem will lack interest and it will fail to get a response that would help the reader to understand the heart of the issue coherently. This is important if you want to have a successful poem, people want to be entertained they want to feel the experience and it to be real for them. When trying to pass on a poem as good work it is easy to just put words on a paper of course it can made to sound clever, but it will lack an emotional impact that could have given it more weight. The more serious it is written the more it will be viewed with legitimacy, it will have avenues to convey to readers the importance of what is taking place, or what is trying to be communicated.


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