2007-11-26 02:24:14 · 7 answers · asked by Huma 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
It was best said by John Keating (Robin Williams) in Dead Poet's Society:
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?
2007-11-26 03:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Importance Of Poetry In Life
2016-12-10 14:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stanford Binet is an adequate test to measure a kids IQ. Many school districts use them. It has some abstract reasoning and problem solving portions as well as working memory and visual motor skills. I can agree that the child doing so well on it is exceptional, given her age. By the way she got in based on her IQ from that test, not a Mensa test. I do agree with you though in that rote memorization is just about a complete waste of time. Hopefully they will guide this child's potential into something better than that. Edit: I need to add that I also hope they don't totally ruin her childhood by placing great demands on her. Should she be solving physics problems when she is three or playing in the mud...thats a higher priority to me.
2016-03-14 01:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think mainly because it throws a beautiful light on everything,even things that happen over and over again.....and most of the times it even makes us see a thing completely different form how we used to.....just imagine how many poems have been written about love, none of them alike, most of them beautiful in its own way....i think specially the poems that touch the timeless topics like love ,pain , longing,searching for truth, grief and so on ,are the best ones...because they are the same among all people,no matter where they live or when.
2007-11-26 05:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Sonia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Scotty Doesn't Know" said it best! I had an opinion, but his just blew mine out of the water!
2007-11-26 03:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mainly it benifits you and releases stress but with the rights words you could change the world
2007-11-26 04:00:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess it would uplift some people.....
2007-11-26 02:50:05 · answer #7 · answered by ~Peachy~ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋