Songs/Poetry
5:19 PM
What is the difference between a song and poetry?
Both can rhyme, or not. Many poems have rhythm, like a song would.
Maybe the difference is in the intention of the poem (gasp! Intentional fallacy all you english majors!) Poems are to display an image in your head, and while most songs do the same thing, most songs are a story of some kind. A specific story, not neccesarily one wth a bigger meaning. A poem isn't really a poem if it doesn't show you an image, and suggest the shit out of it.
What do you find are differences, or unobvious similarities between songs and poems?
Both can rhyme, or not. Many poems have rhythm, like a song would.
Maybe the difference is in the intention of the poem (gasp! Intentional fallacy all you english majors!) Poems are to display an image in your head, and while most songs do the same thing, most songs are a story of some kind. A specific story, not neccesarily one wth a bigger meaning. A poem isn't really a poem if it doesn't show you an image, and suggest the shit out of it.
What do you find are differences, or unobvious similarities between songs and poems?
hmmmm an interesting question. I generally think of songs as watered down poetry. Absolutely nothing against music but thanks to the commercialization and the proliferation of jackassery in the music industry it seems to have lowered the art form a little.