Free Verse is a type of poetry that does not follow strict metrical and rhythmic patterns. Poets using Free Verse have a lot of freedom in creating their poems.
The poems of this week are very plainspoken. These modern poets use everyday language to write about everyday topics. In order to distinguish their writings as poetry and not just “mere facts,” these poets use brilliant techniques.
In my opinion, what makes poems different from “mere facts” is that poems are created from the thoughts and feelings of its creator. When one reads a poem, he or she can experience what the poet felt at the time the poem was written. Even though the poems of this week are written so plainly, the content of the poems is a part of the poet. Each individual poem reflects the personal experience of a poet and what he or she went through.
In addition, the poets of this week make use of certain poetic elements. For example, repetition of the words “Why” and “Somebody” can be seen in Elizabeth Bishop’s “Filling Station.”
Why the extraneous plant?
Why the taboret?
Why, oh why, the doily? (28-30)
Somebody embroidered the doily.
Somebody waters the plant,
or oils it, maybe. Somebody
arranges the rows of cans
so that they softly say:
ESSO-SO-SO-SO
to high-strung automobiles.
Somebody loves us all. (34-41)
Moreover, rhyme is present in John Berryman’s “The Dream Songs: 324.”
Henry in Ireland to Bill underground:
Rest well, who worked so hard, who made a good sound
constantly, for so many years:
your high-jinks delighted the continents & our ears:
you had so many girls your life was a triumph
and you loved your one wife. (1-6)
The rhyme scheme here is aabbcc.
These modern, plainspoken and everyday poems are definitely not “mere facts” and are extremely poetic.
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