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Research Paper on Pictorial Poetry

Aditi Jamwal

“Poetry is when an emotions has found its
thought and the thought has found words”

– Robert Frost
Poetry is a form of art. The art of expressing feelings in words, the art of using aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language. It says things in special ways that please the
ear and stirs your feelings. It is the most compact form of literature. It is a thought that breathes and comes out in the form of words that quench reader's thirst.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is cited as one of the earliest works of epic poetry, dating back to 18th Century B.C. consisting of Sumerian poems. It's a text that was discovered
through different Babylonian tablet versions during archaeological excavations. Others examples of early epic might include Mahabaharata and the Tibetan Epic of Kins
Gesar. The Akkadian / Sumerian poet Enhealuanna is the world's first authors known by name and was the daughter of Akkad.
There are different types of poetry like, Sonnet / Limerick, Haiku, Narrative, Epic Couplet, Free Verse etc. Today, poetry has taken the form of pictorial poetry too. By
Pictorial, we mean relating to painting or drawing or having or using pictures. Pictures can say a lot for themselves. A pictorialist or say a photographer like a painting or
drawing, projects a deep and emotional intent into viewer's imagination. The picture, though silent, speaks volumes of emotions of joy, sorrow etc. it has gone through and
the poet's heart goes beyond it, to feel and then, pens it down in words. The love and concept of pictorial poetry is increasing day by day. Even in schools, the students are
given a picture, which they have to describe in their own words. Their imagination is given wings and they come out with different ideas according to their view point.
Poetry can mean different things to different readers. And the meaning behind each line - each word can change according to reader's perceptivity. Pictorial poetry has
made poetry more interesting. A photograph is used to process the emotions involved in creating or clicking it and when the emotions come out in the form of words,
inspired by picture, it becomes a pictorial poetry. It bounds the poets and the readers on a much larger level. How wonderful it is to catch the hidden feelings, moods
depicted in the picture.
IMAGES IN POEMS

What picture do you see in your mind when you read about the beauty of nature in your story? You probably imagine the deep color of the ripe strawberries, the warmth of
the summer sun, and perhaps the feeling of the grainy smoothness of the fruit. Imagery in poetry creates similar snapshots in a mind. Poets use imagery to draw readers
into a sensory experience. Images will often provide us with mental snapshots that appeal to our senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. Imagery can either
expose us to new experiences or reveal our own experiences in a new light. Because most poems are brief, a poet has the challenge of creating an entire world for the
reader in a few short lines, and images or even the story that arises from a series of images is the most efficient route to this communication. Imagery is foundational to

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