Thinking activity on Coleridge

Thinking activity on Coleridge 

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1) write in your words the difference between poem and prose.

Answer) It is very difficult to differentiate between poem and prose. We can see that metre or rhyme or both is used in a poem . But they are not used in prose composition .
Poem's purpose is the communication of pleasure . But prose's purpose is the communication of truth . A poem must be an organic unity. But a poem can not please us if there is no organic unity. The main aim of poetry is to give pleasure . The language of poem is highly ornamental and complexity of words. While in the prose, the language is very simple and we do not find a use of rhyme and meter like poem. Prose has natural form of writing . It is very simple . In poem, it has structured form and also it is decorated by the poet. Poetry express ideas and feelings in few words which are more attractive and prose express ideas and feelings with lots of words . And sometimes , they are not more attractive as poetry has.

2) Difference between poem and poetry .

Answer ) Poetry is a wider term than a poem. Poem is different than prose while poetry could be a part of prose. Poem gives pleasure . Meter or rhyme or both is used in a poem. While poetry gives an east 1) write in your words the difference between poem and prose.

Answer) It is very difficult to differentiate between poem and prose. We can see that meter or rhyme or both is used in a poem . But they are not used in prose composition .

Poem's purpose is the communication of pleasure . But prose's purpose is the communication of truth . A poem must be an organic unity. But a poem can not please us if there is no organic unity. The main aim of poetry is to give pleasure . The language of poem is highly ornamental and complexity of words. While in the prose, the language is very simple and we do not find a use of rhyme and meter like poem. Prose has natural form of writing . It is very simple . In poem, it has structured form and also it is decorated by the poet. Poetry express ideas and feelings in few words which are more attractive and prose express ideas and feelings with lots of words . And sometimes , they are not more attractive as poetry has.

2) Difference between poem and poetry .


Answer ) Poetry is a wider term than a poem. Poem is different than prose while poetry could be a part of prose. Poem gives pleasure . Meter or rhyme or both is used in a poem. While poetry gives an aesthetic delight . We can say that it is an activity of poet's mind. hectic delight . We can say that it is an activity of poet's mind.


According to Coleridge poem contains the elements as a prose composition. Poem and prose both uses words. Poem also may be in prosaic composition but, rhyme or meter or both is used in poem but, it is not used in prose composition. Poem provides pleasure it means it’s purpose is to provide pleasure to readers and listeners. Poem also becomes prose and prose also becomes poem. Language of poetry may be metaphorical and due to this language poetry differs than prose. In prose some specific meaning and we can’t change it’s meaning. I mean we can interpret meaning of poem with our point of view or what we can understand from poem but, it is not happen in prose. Language of prose may be clear and so we can’t change it’s meaning.

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