Not Including Mechanics, What Are The Elements Of Good Poetry

Martyr · 01-07-2007, 02:04 AM

I know about meter and rythm and such. Anybody can rhyme out a cute poem that fits the proportions right. But, like, I know stories, right? We all know, basically that stories need character, plot, theme and conflict, action, climax, resolution. And these are all aspects of a story that make the diference between something magnificent and garbage with impeccable grammar.

So, how do I turn my impeccably rhymed, metered, rythmed, and moralized poetry into something worth reading?

theundeadhero · 01-07-2007, 07:30 AM

Throw all that out the window. The only thing impoertant is that it brings feeling when read, no matter which feeling that is.

nik0tine · 01-08-2007, 04:52 AM

Yeah, I was going to just answer this with the word "feeling" and be done with it, but now I'll just quote our undead hero.

Throw all that out the window. The only thing impoertant is that it brings feeling when read, no matter which feeling that is.

Martyr · 01-08-2007, 05:20 AM

oh. Okay. I think that helps. I see my errors now. Don't know how to fix them yet, but I'll figure it out. Thanks.

theundeadhero Site Staff Cid's Knight The ball is over Location: In Jojee's pants ~_x	#2 (permalink) Throw all that out the window. The only thing impoertant is that it brings feeling when read, no matter which feeling that is.
01-07-2007, 07:30 AM

nik0tine All about looking. Location: Dalmasca!	#3 (permalink) Yeah, I was going to just answer this with the word "feeling" and be done with it, but now I'll just quote our undead hero. Throw all that out the window. The only thing impoertant is that it brings feeling when read, no matter which feeling that is.
01-08-2007, 04:52 AM

Martyr Lu.... pa.... Location: Only in Dreams	#4 (permalink) oh. Okay. I think that helps. I see my errors now. Don't know how to fix them yet, but I'll figure it out. Thanks.
01-08-2007, 05:20 AM