PASSION FOREVER

  Written creative work in any language that possesses an enduring value in both aesthetics and application is referred to as literature. With its evolution, there are no hard and fast rules to define what it is, and has transcended the boundaries of space and time with the progress in the means of writing and its propagation. In literature, two things are the key to how literature is represented to the reader – form, and content. When it comes to the form of literature, there are two broad forms: •  Prose  – a written work with no metrical structure. It depends on asymmetrical structures like sentences and paragraphs to achieve its form. There are many instruments that are common between these two forms, like repetition, alliteration, etc. •  Poem  – this form is traditionally dependent on form and structure. The most common types of poetry are prose poetry, sonnets, haikus, etc. The emphasis in this form is more on rhyming and audible perception of the words. ...

  Poetry has been one of the most ancient and potent parts of literature. The rhymes and the deep meanings hidden in them have always strung chords in the hearts of people for several millennia. Even in today’s modern world, it has not lost its charm, and still revered by the intelligentsia and common man alike. There is always a generation of established poets and that of a budding one. Today, many poets think of poetry as something of an alien nature. They think that it does not belong here. In other instances, they just do not acknowledge the importance it carries and relates to the complicated play of words with little to offer in a practical sense. The problem is acuter in writers who are just starting out. They do not understand that the trends and techniques set and propagated by Whitman, Keats, and Blake should be followed to the teeth. Poetry has made great progress since these giants have left. Now, poetry has room more than ever and is accessible to anyone. In this artic...