For me a good poem has good visuals, meaningful content, and
dynamic language.
To me I think poetry is something that you
should be visualizing while you read. Visualizing helps the story come to life.
A poem should be able to give a good clear description of the events taking place.
Personally, I am a visual learner so being able to picture everything make it
seem more real and it’s easier to believe.
Content has to be meaningful. If
there is no meaning behind your words they are pointless. Good content does not
necessarily have to be about something positive. Good content to me, just means
a strong emotion or very memorable event that is worth writing a poem about.
One of the components that make poetry
an art is the use of words. The words you use and the way you use them, set the
tone for the entire poem. If you simply pick any words the emotion or message
you want to convey may not come across clearly, or as strongly as desired. By
carefully selecting words you can set the tone and make the words come to life
in an artistic way.
The hardest part of writing a
symbolist poem was coming up with a subject to write the poem about. It was difficult
to find an object to fit my word “solitude”. The symbolist poem made me think
in a very abstract way.
I think for someone who has very
little knowledge of poetry I did a decent job. I think had I found a more
accurate subject for my poem it could have been a better poem.
