This will be our final reflection on poetry. Please consider your response carefully.Poetry has been around for a long time and is still a very popular form of literature. Please consider the following points. You may respond to them as individual points or as a general response.Why do you think poetry has remained popular over centuries and many generations?What are the most popular forms of poetry in today's society?What role do you think poetry has to play in our lives?What is it about poetry that appeals to people?What sort of poetry do you enjoy most (either to read or to write)?Think of a poem that you know about. What is it called? Who wrote it? What type of poem is it? What is it about this poem that makes it relevant and memorable to you?

I think poetry has remained popular because it is the one form of literature you can express your self freely. That is very important in a society like today. Today there are many forms of entertainment that weren’t available long ago I find it quite interesting that the one form of entertainment they used centuries ago is still as popular today as it was then.
Today there are many new styles of poetry than there was when it was first introduced. Things like Haiku and acrostic poems have only been developed more recently. Today’s form of poetry is quite strict on things like how many syllables in a line, how many line and where to rhyme the words.
Poetry plays a small role in my life in particular, I only use it at school. At home I have no interest in poetry. I believe the younger generation today only witnesses poetry at school. There are so many more electronic things that we find interesting.
The thing about poetry that appeals to people is the way the author expresses their feelings. Every author has different feelings and different ways of describing them. This is where the many different forms of poetry come into play. Some forms suite some authors and others may suite other authors.
Poetry is probably my least favourite part of the literature we learn today at school. I find the poems that have certain rules are easier to write because they have guidelines. Things like the Japanese Haiku are easy because they have rules.
My favourite poem would definatley be the nursery rhyme "jack and Jill" it is always in my head because when i read child books when i was young it was one of my favourite poems of the book.