Poetry

I have mixed feelings about poetry. For the most part, I despise it. It can be boring, difficult to understand, and painful to read. I have studied and read poetry throughout high school and for the most part I have disliked it. I think it would be easier to understand if I read it slower and multiple times. Shakespeare has shaped my opinion of poetry and I think it is because of the old language and terms. I have tried to use translation guides and help websites to understand it but I still hard a difficult time. Although I don't enjoy poetry, I respect the writers. They write with elegance and beauty and somehow make it sound great. I have no clue how they manage to make the lines rhyme and have purpose at the same time. I enjoy reading poetry much more than writing it. I hope that the upcoming poetry section changes my previous opinions about poetry. I hope that the poems are more interesting and that I understand the meaning and language used. I hope that I can also recognize the techniques used to write the poetry and the figurative language used.