Although poetry is currently in decline, it is impossible to live without it. It reflects the spiritual side of our life and is sure to be reborn in new trends, with new names. But if you now ask an adult who is not engaged in literature: "What are the hallmarks of a poetic work," he is unlikely to answer. Although it must be studied in schools.
Poetics of Aristotle. How did it all start?
A huge number of texts are written about images in the literature and semantics of the text. But the very first poetry analyst to try to create a theory of versification was Aristotle. In that incomplete work, which came to us under the name "Poetics", he mentioned that poetry is one of the arts designed to give a person pleasure.
The distinguishing features of Aristotle's poetic work are: observance of the meter, harmony, order and the art of the word. Expressed in modern language, the art of the word meant the figurativeness of speech.
Without which there will be no poem? Distinctive features of a poetic work
So, what signs of a poetic work can be distinguished as absolute, without which the poem will be a faded parody?
- Form. Fiction is characterized by imagery, which is achieved by various comparisons and other expressive and expressive means.
- Rhyme and rhythm. Poetry is based on the ability to alternate stressed and unstressed syllables. The melodic pattern of the verse depends on this. Rhyme can be rich or poor, but it is an indispensable link. Of course, white verses and verlibres are written without rhyme. But they are dominated by significant, expressive artistic images that hold the reader's attention.
- Emotionality The work of art is intended to influence the feelings of the reader, the deep impulses of his soul.
- The syntactic integrity of the whole poem. In addition, a poem is a short work, it is not written in sheets, like a story. Therefore, it is desirable to express all ideas in such a way that they are syntactically capacious.
Harmony is also important for a good poem. Too emotional or saturated with visual means work will most likely cause antipathy. Hence the conclusion that in classical theory the distinguishing features of a poetic work are, first of all, a sense of harmony of images, sounds and emotions and rhythm.
Modern views on versification
Poetry is also a science. Yuri Lotman, an art critic and literary critic who received the Nobel Prize, insisted on this. He was a teacher of a new era.
But in our time, all the great schools are gradually leaving. Symbolism, romanticism, modernism, even postmodernism in literature are already gone at sunset. But still, many people write their poems, not trying to correspond to any school, and therefore poetry lives on.
What are the hallmarks of a poetic work now? Now avant-garde is making itself heard more and more loudly. Modern authors and poets focus on muse, intuition. And the only feature is the denial of dogma, freedom of expression.