Poetry is an old and very diverse literary art form in which language is used in a number of different ways to produce an effect on the reader. Often poems utilise language for aesthetic, evocative and stylistic reasons in addition to the actual and material meaning and message of the poem. Poetry goes back so far into human history that it is hard to see its clear beginnings. Poetry is sometimes even argued to be a fundamental aspect of language itself, which works through the act of metaphor and symbolism in order to create meaning. Poems have changed a lot over the ages, with specific cultures producing poetry in distinct styles relating to the language and time period of creation.

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