The definition of Poetry [Pengertian puisi dalam bahasa Inggris]

Poetry is the piece of writing that is used for its aesthetic qualities. Poetry is a type of literary work in verse that expresses ideas or feelings in a specific form usually using lines and stanzas. The best word in the best order. What is the different between poetry and poem? Poem is part of poetry because poetry is the collection of poems, e.g. Choirul Anwar’s poems are a part of Indonesian poetry. What is a poet? Poet is a person who writes poems. At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Part of Poetry:

1. Line
2. Refrain
3. Stanza
4. Verse

The characteristic of poetry:

1. Stanzas (small section of a poem)
2. Rhyming word (words that sound the same in poetry, they are some often used at the ends of stanza lines )
3. Rhythm (a recognizable pattern of stresses in a stanza line of poetry; the accents form a pattern)
4.  Emotive and effective description
5. Figurative language (words and language are used to extend their meaning beyond the everyday and create more than surface meaning)
6. Imagery (the mental pictures created by a poet for the reader)
7. Symbol (an object that represents something else an idea or a larger)

NB: This is my summary after I learned about INTRODUCTION TO POETRY and I got the resources from the lecture, Ma'am Putri's explanation in the class, 5th semester of UNIPDU Jombang and others relevant resources, internet, books, etc ".