EternalMothra
October 6th, 2007, 04:13 PM
Okay, this thread is to help people learn how to take what they feel, and put it into poetic words/format. A lot of writers, especially those who roleplay and write fan fiction have vivid imaginations, so for them it should be a lot easier to do this. I have written poetry for a long time, and I have come to realize that when I write, I tend to visualize everything beforehand and while I’m writing. Kind of like visualizing a movie with in my mind. A lot of people have a difficult time ((from what I have seen)) taking those images in the mind and describing them through words and metaphor. Now a key word in this is Metaphor, here’s a quick definition:
Metaphor: Describing two things with out using the words “like” or “as”. (if it was described using like or as, it’d be called a simile).
***Simile can be used to, in fact it is easier than metaphor****
Example of Metaphor: “The lightning flashed brighter than the sun at midday.”
You notice that in that sentence, I am comparing lightning and the sun with out using the words “like” or “as”.
Metaphor is used A LOT in poetry because it is a means of describing one’s emotions compared to lets say natural things. In my poetry, I love to compare what I feel to nature, since nature is something we are all aware of around us, and we change over time with it. Here are some different things that can represent emotions:
Anger: Thunder, lightning, volcanoes, tornadoes, violent storms….
Love: the Moon, night sky, rain, trees, the ocean….etc
Fear: the night, canyons, dark places….
For each of those, it maybe difficult to tell why those natural phenomenon are associated with those emotions. Well lets take anger and thunder for instance.
Thunder tends to be a violent force of nature, and anger tends to be a violent force in Human nature, therefore both of them can be compared because they are very much alike. Here’s an example:
“The thunder erupted across the sky as the anger festers with in my soul.”
**I bolded “As” to point out the simile word**
See through that, we can compare thunder and anger. Here’s another way:
“The anger with in me crashes like the thunder in the sky.”
Comparing feelings to nature is a good way to start poetry before getting to the real nitty-gritty things. In fact, this process of writing poems, tends to be the most mind-straining since it is difficult for people to convey their emotions. But this way, it makes things a lot easier.
Metaphor: Describing two things with out using the words “like” or “as”. (if it was described using like or as, it’d be called a simile).
***Simile can be used to, in fact it is easier than metaphor****
Example of Metaphor: “The lightning flashed brighter than the sun at midday.”
You notice that in that sentence, I am comparing lightning and the sun with out using the words “like” or “as”.
Metaphor is used A LOT in poetry because it is a means of describing one’s emotions compared to lets say natural things. In my poetry, I love to compare what I feel to nature, since nature is something we are all aware of around us, and we change over time with it. Here are some different things that can represent emotions:
Anger: Thunder, lightning, volcanoes, tornadoes, violent storms….
Love: the Moon, night sky, rain, trees, the ocean….etc
Fear: the night, canyons, dark places….
For each of those, it maybe difficult to tell why those natural phenomenon are associated with those emotions. Well lets take anger and thunder for instance.
Thunder tends to be a violent force of nature, and anger tends to be a violent force in Human nature, therefore both of them can be compared because they are very much alike. Here’s an example:
“The thunder erupted across the sky as the anger festers with in my soul.”
**I bolded “As” to point out the simile word**
See through that, we can compare thunder and anger. Here’s another way:
“The anger with in me crashes like the thunder in the sky.”
Comparing feelings to nature is a good way to start poetry before getting to the real nitty-gritty things. In fact, this process of writing poems, tends to be the most mind-straining since it is difficult for people to convey their emotions. But this way, it makes things a lot easier.