What the class thinks Poetry is

~Poetry is a type of writing in which consists of several different devices which wraps it all together as a melodic piece of writing
~Someone writes down what is on their mind and composes it however they wish.
~Poetry is a song without music
~Music without notes. It's writing both passion, emotion, and depth. It is the embodiment of the soul. You can't write a poem you aren't passion about.
~Poetry is a creative take on any subject using creative writing. Sometimes it uses rhymes and other times it can flow smoothly.
~Poetry are words that are written by poets who put all their emotions into it with hope that it will strike some time of feeling to the reader.

What is poetry?

Poetry is literature that encompasses a large variety of styles, and poetry usually tries to convey an idea to the audience.

IBM and PC

IBM: According to Jeffrey Gettlemen in "The Perfect Weapon", ". . . Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (1).

PC ". . . Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (Gettleman 1).

Paraphrasing Example

Paraphrase: The conflict between the Janjaweed and the Sudan Movement Army located in Darfur has been deemed by the U.N. as the "World's worst humanitarian crisis."
Within the last year this conflict has effected the country of Chad, causing hundreds of thousands of Chadian's lives to be devestated.

Direct Quote: "The war in Darfur had led to what the U.N. has called the 'world's worst humanitarian crusis' Over the past year, the conflict had spread into Chad, and hundreds of thousands of Chadians have become refugees in their own country" (Polgreen 19)