Young Reporter Hannah Mehr ( age 13 ) helps us understand what poetry means to her and discusses Movellas , a social writing platform for which she is an ambassador .
THE MEANING OF WORDS
This is a short sentence . Here is another . Here is a third . Listen to the boredom . Hear the words drone on . Hear the monotone continue .
Hear the words fade . There is no variation . There is no excitement . The words are hollow .
Now listen . Here is a sentence with a longer length and varied vocabulary .
I create a rhythm , an atmosphere and music to my readers ’ ears . Sounds . Emotions . Art .
Each sentence is a stroke on the overall , bigger picture . Each word is a detail and a colour . The writing creates . It has a purpose , a meaning and a reason for existing . Fleeting colours and rippling sounds , these words create an image in the mind . The words create a scene , forever immortalised in words .
Now listen again . At the right time , I use a long sentence to build up tension as well as showing the deeper meaning behind my words . Rolling thunder , crashing clouds , screaming children ; hear the sounds , feel the rain as the words leap off the page and into the mind of you , the reader . Know the wash of emotion and the burning of the flames inside of you as you continue to read the words in front of you . Lose yourself in your surroundings and listen to the words as they envelop you in a veil of tranquillity .
Your eyes open and you are back where you began .
Words take you on a journey and show you a list of endless probabilities . Words tell you what is , what can be and what can only exist in the darkness of our own imagination . Words are the doorway bridging the realities of fiction and truth together . In a story , there are no limits , only imagination and opportunity . Words are a choice but also a way of life . Stories are enchanting as they are the gateway into understanding our own lives and the world around us .
And that is poetry to me .
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