Matthew Arnold: characteristics of good poetry and criticism

☆  Matthew Arnold  :Characteristics of Good poetry And criticism 

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      We Are know   of poetry, but what is  good poetry?  Why poetry  form is different? So late see the details  of  what is Good poetry ?and   what is characteristics of Good poetry? This task given by  Dr. Dilip sir. 

● What is  Good  poetry?

Poetry is  " The  best words  in their best order..The underlying thought of the poem is also Important. "

=  "  poetry is the art of using words  in a way that will make a  image come alive . It  expresses  feelings, both Good and bad.A great  poem can make you see,hear,smell,taste, and though the things the poet is writing about."

A good poem take you  to the city,to the sea ,to the heart of and and all matters,you seeit,taste it ,belong to it. A Good  poem is  a menagerie of  craft ;  a spinning  of sound ,word choice,alliteration, rhythm and  often  rhyme. A Good  poem is a symptom  of the author's  effort to make sense of the world . And often,  ideas  that  can't  be expressed  in  prose  can sometimes be expressed  through strong  images. A Good poem often uses clear, memorable, concrete  images to make a  point. 

● About  Matthew Arnold's  view on Good poetry:

 According to Matthew Arnold,  he is an intellectual  giant of the  Victorian period. His  view about  poetry  are elaborately  stated in his  " The study of  poetry."  He has a high conception of  poetry. He points  out  the characteristics of best poetry  where man will stay in future. Ge is confident that  poetry  has immense future. He expresses his  views on the nature, function and character of  poetry  to a great  extent. He gives to   poetry  a very high position. Arnold sets high standards for  poetry. According  to him, it attains the place of  religion.  It is an application of  ideas  to life. The best kind of poetry  is a criticism of life.
           
              "  In poetry  as a criticism of life under the conditions 
                fixed  for such a criticism by the laws of  poetic truth
                                               And poetic beauty "

 Arnold  realizes that poetry  has a great  future. Poetry  is worthy of  it's high destinies.  Human will find spiritual  power and  satisfaction in  poetry. People  will  depend on it.  Every  field of human  thought  and action  has been influenced by it . This is clear by the phrase. " worthy of it's high destinies." In Good poetry  human  beings would be able to  find a sure resting place  for their spirit.in the realm of poetry. Most of the changes were taking place.  Poetry  will also take the place of religious  doctrines and creeds  it is based on ideas  which are fundamental to  humanity. It considers the world outside  imagination  a world of illusion for  poetry te idea is everything .poetry  is not only  the idea or the fact but also  both.for this reason. Poetry  has a great  future. Its destiny  is high poetry  is an interpretation of  life. It is criticism  of life. It has the power to console, sustain  and form us. At the same time ,it delights  us too. Poetry  plays  an eminent  role in  life. It is more important  than religion. 

 ● Characteristics  of Good poetry:

  《1》 Figure of  speech:

     Figure of speech or figurative language,  are ways of describing  or explaining things in  a non- literal  non- traditional  way.....

  《2》 Descriptive imagery:

 Imagery is  something  concrete, like a sight , smell or taste  ...

  《3》 punctuation and format....

  《4》 sound and Tone..

  《5》 choise and meter..

● Some example  of Good poetry:

  William Shakespeare's sonnets,

  Robert Frost 'a poetry,  " Stopping  by woods on a snowy Evening " 

Another example of Good poetry;

Thank  you  .........