Do you have to know the mood of the poet while writing a piece to understand and appreciate the poetry?

Answer 1

hate to respond with a question, but what do you mean by "understand"?

this just comes down to what you consider to be the meaning of a poem. based on the previous answers, it seems reasonable that a meaning can be understood with or without information regarding the author's piece of mind. whether or not it's the "true" meaning is what you're really asking.

as for appreciation, it seems obvious that this is obtainable without any direct knowledge of the poet (unless you contend that people lie when they claim they enjoy poetry whose author is unknown to them in this way).

i don't see any reason why it's a necessary component; my opinion is it's something that's specific to each individual poem. no ultimate rule need apply to all of them.

Answer 2

I am a writer of many poems, and the poetry usually speaks for itself.
A good poet puts the mood into the writings with describing the visual effects as they write.
To be able to put an image in the mind of the reader,
A visual center peice for the poem to flow from.
A good writer of poetry creates the image and the meaning as they write which also creates understanding.
So the mood of the author is expressed in the way they write.
So, to appreciate poetry is to appreciate the creative art form of poetry.

Answer 3

Yes, it is important--but generally, you learn the mood of the poet in the first stanza of the poem. You need to be careful, though, when determining the poet's mood, because sad, morose, and
suicidal are easily confused with each other. Emotions (moods)
shown in poetry are sometimes hidden from the reader and then
the poem doesn't sound right. If that occurs to you, try to find
some background information on that poet, and maybe you'll find
out what the poet's frame of mind might be.

Answer 4

I think this depends. A lot of the more popular poems don't need you to have background info, however some poetry can be enhanced by understanding how it was inspired. Still, when a poet writes, he shouldn't be trying to sell him/herself in the poetry. Which means that poems should be understandable and able to be appreciated without that info. :)

Answer 5

every time I write I finally end up doing a Shakespearean sonnet, because of the fact the lines and stanzas I write would be unable to be thoroughly expressed in shorter lines. My poems choose adequate ft to furnish me the room for words to sort a poem greater advantageous, and that they finally end up lots of the time to be a sonnet, even nevertheless i do no longer attempt to write in any sort. I play drums, so i admire meter plenty. The ABAB rhyme scheme makes it greater handy to artwork than utilising an AABB scheme that to me is greater limited, and the 4 line stanzas help coalesce my thoughts which on the comparable time supply the reader warning signs of while a subtext is done. Then the top couplet spells out in a concise way what i decide for to assert, it rather is a good thank you to commence a poem; you first write the couplet and artwork backwards. What variety of hat is that?

Answer 6

Read the poem somewhere that is quiet
with little or no distractions. Then when
you get into the "music" of the poem,
and the emotions of the poem, you
will get an idea of the poet's mood.

Answer 7

I've never thought it was necessary to know the poets mood, or any of the other things stressed when teaching about poetry. For me, it simply ruins the poem.
As long as you find something in it that speaks to you, thats good enough!
Enjoy!

Answer 8

It is important to know the mood of a Poet in order to really appreciate his / her work

Answer 9

Good poetry makes you feel as you read it. So you don't have to know what the poet was thinking or feeling before or as he wrote it.

Answer 10

I have studied the history on several old folk songs. After I found out the history behind seemingly meaningless songs, they then made sense. I'm sure that it's the same way with poetry.