Key Question: Are all songs poetry?
Please follow the order of questions and look at the websites to come up with your answer. Fill in your worksheet with your answers.
1. What is the dictionary definition of poetry?
Go to the dictionary definition:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry
2. How is poetry defined by other sources?
Look at the photos at the bottom of the page and check out these links:
http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/poets_on_poetry.htm
http://www.poetry.org/whatis.htm
3. What is a song (lyrics)?
Look here for meaning:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Song
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lyric
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/song
4. What similarities do songs and poems have?
Read here:
http://www.songlyricist.com/lyricorpoem.htm
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-poetry-and-song/
http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-poetry-and-vs-song/
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15546/title.jay-z-explains-why-rap-should-be-considered-poetry
5. What differences do songs and poems have?
Read here:
http://www.showmethemusiccontest.com/blog/371/
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/poetry-brink/difference-between-poetry-and-song-lyrics
http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-poem-and-song
http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-books/writing-better-lyrics-interview
http://lemonhound.blogspot.hk/2011/01/more-on-difference-between-poetry-and.html
http://www.knowitsdifference.com/difference-between-poetry-and-song-and-poem/
6. What are your conclusions about songs and poetry?
1. What is the dictionary definition of poetry?
Go to the dictionary definition:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry
2. How is poetry defined by other sources?
Look at the photos at the bottom of the page and check out these links:
http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/poets_on_poetry.htm
http://www.poetry.org/whatis.htm
3. What is a song (lyrics)?
Look here for meaning:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Song
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lyric
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/song
4. What similarities do songs and poems have?
Read here:
http://www.songlyricist.com/lyricorpoem.htm
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-poetry-and-song/
http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-poetry-and-vs-song/
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15546/title.jay-z-explains-why-rap-should-be-considered-poetry
5. What differences do songs and poems have?
Read here:
http://www.showmethemusiccontest.com/blog/371/
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/poetry-brink/difference-between-poetry-and-song-lyrics
http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-poem-and-song
http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-books/writing-better-lyrics-interview
http://lemonhound.blogspot.hk/2011/01/more-on-difference-between-poetry-and.html
http://www.knowitsdifference.com/difference-between-poetry-and-song-and-poem/
6. What are your conclusions about songs and poetry?