Poetry

  Three questions about Poetry

1. What is poetry? Based on your opinion

2. What are genres of English Poetry? give an example of each genres

3. What are genres of Indonesian Poetry? give an example of each genres

Answer

1. Poerty is a work of art that is written down and then recited according to the tone, rytme, and rythm.

2. The genres of English poetry, there are three main genres : lyric, narrative and dramatic

• Example of lyric genres :

"Italian Sonnet" by James DeFord, 

Turn back the heart you've turned away

Give back your kissing breath

Leave not my love as you have left 

The broken hearts of yesterday 

But wait, be still, don't lose this way 

Affection now, for what you guess  

May be something more, could be less 

Accept my love, live for today.

• Example of narrative genres :

"The Kill" by Jennifer L. Betts.

He could smell the forest around him.

"Do you think it's time?"

"Wait a bit longer, Tim"

His pappy said with a smile.

Aiming a little higher.

His Pappy excitedly muttered, "now."

Anticipation set him on fire.

Sweat fell down his brow.

The shot rang true and neat.

"Yes," he squealed with delight.

And it was a buck that he had beat.

Tonight, had been a good night.

• Example of dramatic genres :

"The Dream Called Life" by Pedro Calderon de la Barca.  

DREAM it was in which I found myself.

And you that hail me now, then hailed me king,

In a brave palace that was all my own,

Within, and all without it, mine; until,

Drunk with excess of majesty and pride,

Methought I towered so big and swelled so wide

That of myself I burst the glittering bubble

Which my ambition had about me blown

And all again was darkness. Such a dream

As this, in which I may be walking now,

Dispensing solemn justice to you shadows,

Who make believe to listen; but anon

Kings, princes, captains, warriors, plume and steel,

Ay, even with all your airy theater,

May flit into the air you seem to rend 

3. The genres of Indonesian old poetry, there are three main genres : pantun, gurindam, and syair

• Example of pantun genres :

Buah duku dari Palembang 

Pulau Bali mashur mangganya 

Baca buku janganlah jarang 

Sebab buku jendela dunia

• Example of gurindam genres :

Dengan orang tua hendaknya hormat, 

Supaya badan dapat selamat

• Exampple of syair genres :

Ceritaku memang tidaklah indah,

Bahkan bisa dikatakan musibah,

 Hidup memang tidak mudah,

Tetap jalani dengan tabah 

 

References :

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-poems.html

http://ridcool.blogspot.com/p/kumpulan-pantunsyairdan-gurindam_31.html