Blog Task - “Biographia Literaria ch - 14” by S. T. Coleridge

        I have studied “Biographia Literaria ch - 14” by S. T. Coleridge in my first semester of Post Graduation. Dr. Dilip Barad has given an online task. 

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Task

• Write in your words the difference between poem and prose.
• Write in your words the difference between poem and poetry.

My response to the blog task:

     1.   Poetry and prose has different method of expressing thoughts, truth and facts. Prose has simple regular and particular way of writing, and as far as poem is concern, it has meter, rhyme and ornamental language. If a writer says something directly or in a prosaic form has different impression than a poet says in a poetic manner. If a writer expressed love in prose is good but the lines “my love is like a red red rose...” is more affective. The second one gives truth with delight while the first one is just related with truth. So the prose has all the qualities but it has slight different and it’s the feeling of delight.

     2. Poem has a different sense than poetry, poem is an output of the thought process of a poet but poetry is a thought process from which the poet passes, when he recalls his experience. And while reading that poetry, when a reader also passes through the same delight, it poem becomes poetry for reader too. Poetry could be a part of a poem but sometimes a whole poem could not be poetry. Poem is a writing which has melody, meter and rhyme, while poetry without any meter and rhyme, could direct be connected with the heart of a poet or reader.