#Why Poetry

       I think what draws people to write poetry rather than novels, is the emotional appeal. In poetry, the main chunk of analysis falls under diction and syntax. It seems that in poetry each word is chosen for a specific reason, so that it can spark a certain emotion or bring upon an easier understanding to the overall message. Poetry tends to be able to translate the words chosen into a specific emotion or a mix of them more effectively than a novel can. For a novel it is required to come up with a plot, characters, setting, POV etc. However, poetry lets you write straight from the heart and in that sense can be easier from some people to write than others. For some people poetry can be a resolution to inner struggle. Being able to understand their struggles can help them come to a resolution or at least acknowledge it and move forward. Emily Dickinson, unfortunately, was surrounded by death all throughout her life. Dealing with so many deaths must have been hard and so poetry may have been her way to come to terms with it as so many of her poems speak about death. You may be able to give the same message in a novel, but a poem is carefully structured and crested to give the message but can come off a lot stronger than a novel. This doesn’t have to the reason all poets prefer poetry; some might do it just because they prefer it.