Do you put a period at the end of a poem?

Answer 1

Unless there is a specific style of poetry that one is attempting to emulate, poetry is free of any restrictions of grammar and punctuation.

However, the decision to use or not use any form of punctuation or grammar in a poem must be purposeful and not just an error. e e Cummings in particular purposefully eschews the use of punctuation or even capitalisation (hence how his name has been spelt here) despite being a traditional poet who often used a Sonnet style.

e e Cummings' use or misuse or lack of grammatical rules draws attention to the content of the poem, the reader drawing the rhythm and meter of the poem from purely syntactic clues.

To take this even further, there is no real requirement to put the words in order, on separate lines, with spaces between them or with structure at all, if that was relevant to the meaning you wished to convey.

Consider:

"She walks in beauty, like the night

Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that's best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes:"

--Lord Byron

Compared to:

"She walks

in b e a u t y like the n i g h t

of

cloudless climes

and starry skies;

And all that's best of

dark

and

B R I G H T

Meet in her aspect

a

n

d

her

eyes."

--Lord Byron

Of course it ruins it but that style might be more suitable for a moment with drama and tempest than the gushing love songs of Byron.

Experiment. You can't be wrong, but you can be careless or boring.

Answer 2

It is not necessary to put a period at the end of a poem as poems often do not adhere to traditional punctuation rules. The decision to use a period or other punctuation mark should align with the stylistic choices of the poet and the overall structure of the poem.

Answer 3

It depends on the style of your poem. Poetry is creative and you can choose to follow standard punctuation or not to. If you have used periods elsewhere then it might be a good idea to use one at the end too.

Answer 4

yes. and. N

1. Poems these days could or could not have punctuation its your choice

Example:

roses are red

violets are blue

he's for me

not for you!

if by chance

you take my place

I'll take my fist

and smash your face

I hope that you

understand

in other words

don't you ever ask him

another question again

Got it?

OR

roses are red.

violets are blue.

he's for me

not for you!

if by chance

you take my place

I'll take my fist

and smash your face!

I hope that you

understand

in other words,

don't you ever ask him

another question again

Got it?

see the difference?

Answer 5

no, they have stanzas. Stanzas are groups of lines

Answer 6

Yes, When poetry is written periods are used. Periods are a punctuation mark that mark the end of a sentence or statement, and are useful in poetry.

Answer 7

No, it does not.

Answer 8

no, they do not, just like all poems.

Answer 9

NO

Answer 10

yes