what does this mean in a poem ? .... IMPORTANT?

Question

when a poem does not have a full stop at the end what does this normally mean. no wise cracks please this is important.

Answer 1

It means that the ideas and thoughts that are expressed in the poems will continue even though they are not written. Like is the poem talk about death and it has no period at the end of any line or stanza, then that means that that theme will continue. Unless you are reading a weird modernist poem(they tend to be crazy and cofusing, with little periods) then I think this is what it means, although when you analize poetry, you can pretty much invent any B.S as long as you can back it up.

Answer 2

Poems are a serious of linked thoughts written in way that they have a fluid link form one concept to the other whilst usually using terminology that that has a similar sound (rhyme) to it as well. In order to achieve this end the sentences used are often short and to the point.
Some ideas are too long to explaine t the reader in just one sentence so multiple sentences are used adn the full stop is left of the end of each sentence to let the reader know that each line that they are reading is linked to previous and should be treated as an extension to the thoughts of the previous sentence. The other thing is where a poem ends without a full stop- this is to signify that the story/concept is not ended or finalised it is left open for you to think about and come to yur own conclusion/opinions on what has been expressed in the poem a bit like when someone writes "he jumped off the brige but.....".
Hope that helps.

Answer 3

It doesn't have to mean anything. The poet may have forgotten to include a full stop. The printer may have made an error and omitted the full stop. The poet may be trying to express that the poem is unfinished and therefore carries on in the reader's mind. The important thing is what does it mean to you?

Answer 4

Sometimes in a poem the lines are split to rhyme but 2 of them make up a sentence.

Answer 5

A prominent poet who does that is e.e.cummings. Some of the mechanics of his verses include: "reduction of capital letters to lower case [...], the printing of his own name [...], dissociation of phrases from the expected order or from the logical relationship [...] and purposeful underpunctuation" (Bradley et al., 1962:1477).

Here's the last stanza (or part) of "If there are any heavens"

[....................................................]
This is my beloved my
(suddenly in sunlight
he will bow,
& the whole garden will bow)

No full stop at the end of the poem. To me, this is what it means: the persona (= the "I" in the poem) writes about one moment in his life. That moment will last forever. To convey that, the poet omits the full stop at the end. (I love his poems!).

Answer 6

it means that the poet wants you to take it in the way the reader wants

that is u can view it as a question or as an exclamation or just as a fact.

Answer 7

it means it ended abruptly and that is the point of the poem

Answer 8

It means to continue reading the next line as if it were all one continuous sentence.

Answer 9

IT MEANS THAT THE POEM IS NOT REALLY ENDING . IT ACTUALLY INDICATES THE UNSEEN FUTURE. FOR INSTANCE - THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER..............

Answer 10

It means some idiot has forgotten to put the full stop in.........