A brief introduction

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” ― Leonard Cohen

“If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” ― Emily Dickinson

“Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.” ― Dennis Gabor

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” – Rita Dove

“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” – Carl Sandburg

“Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting.” – Robert Frost

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”— Leonardo da Vinci

 Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116  Lines  Meter  Rhyme Scheme

 Three quatrains  Couplet  Volta An unexpected thematic or imagistic turn Placement: third quatrain, or couplet Shakespeare: volta usually summarizes the theme of the poem or introduces a fresh new look at the theme.