Poetry- Appreciation, Deviant language of Poetry
Poetry Appreciation is the process of evaluating, comprehending, and interpreting a literary work from a discerning perspective.
Appreciation means to recognize or enjoy the good qualities of someone or something
Poetry Appreciation is that attitude about poetry. To develop appreciation skills, one can paraphrase the poems, rhythmically recitate poems, identifying emotional tone of the poem,
understand background of poem, identifying stylistic devices of the poem- figures of speech, identify rhyme scheme.
Critical reading or appreciation includes the meaning of the words, the rhyme scheme, the speaker, figures of speech, references to other works (intertextuality), the style of language, the poet’s general writing style (if mentioned), the genre, the context, the speaker’s tone, and other elements. It does not imply that you are critiquing the poem. A critical appraisal aids in the comprehension of the verse. Poetry appreciation includes:
1.Identifying the Author’s Thesis and Meaning
Thesis is the main idea of a poem and understanding the perspective better requires a deeper understanding of the writer’s life and background.
2.Rhyme Scheme
Look for words that rhyme. Each line has them at the end. Rhyming words could also be found in the midst of the line. Take note of the rhyme scheme. In a poem with four lines, for example, if rhyming words appear at the end of each line alternately, the rhyme scheme will be a b a b.
3.Speaker
Determine who the poem’s speaker is. A youngster, an elderly person, a shepherd, a swordsman, a student, a milkmaid, a sailor, an animal, or even an object such as a chair or a location such as a house or a mountain can all be examples. Each speaker will provide a unique message.
4.Language and Style
Describe the writer’s style of writing (figurative or non-figurative). Give details about the poem’s speaker, as well as the poem’s style, mood, and tone. It’s always a good idea to provide the poem’s rhyme system.
5.Intertextuality
We observe another poetry is alluded to or looked back on while composing the critical appraisal of a poem. This is known as reference or intertextuality. In its framework of people delivering stories during a voyage, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales refers to Boccaccio’s Decameron.
6.Context
The context provides us the time and location of the poetry. It was this that inspired the poem. The context could be a major political event, such as the French Revolution. P.B. Shelley’s famous Ode to the West Wind was inspired by it. The poem brilliantly encapsulates the revolution’s spirit and heralds the advent of a new era.
7.Genre
The term “genre” refers to the poem’s classification. Each genre has its own set of rules and traits. Epic poetry, for example, is a long narrative poem with thousands of lines dealing with divine characters, demi-gods, or great generals from the past and detailing a horrible conflict or extraordinary voyage on which humanity’s fate relies.
Deviant language in poetry
Deviant language in poetry, often referred to as unconventional or non-normative language, serves as a powerful tool for poets to challenge traditional linguistic boundaries and express complex emotions or ideas in unique ways.
Unlike conventional language, deviant language deliberately diverges from established norms, employing:
1.innovative syntax
2.unconventional grammar
3.unique word choices to create a distinctive
poetic voice.
What a poet sees as his linguistic heritage may even include dead languages such as Latin and Greek. A type of historical licence current in the period of neo-classical culture following the Renaissance was the use of a word of Latin origin in a sense reconstructed from the literal Latin meanings of its elements.
Language of poetry characteristic features:
1.May or may not use grammar
2.Transfer emotions
3.It is pleasing rather than instructive
4.Focuses on musical quality, rhythm, rhyme scheme
5.Language is more decorative and elegant
6.Uses figure of speech
7.Structure and diction is comparatively difficult
8.Use of archaic words
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