Would it be poetic techniques?(Alliteration,Metaphors,Imagery)
Would it be experiences?
Even times(modern,ancient)?
Think it's all these things,but any other ideas one have about what makes poems a poem?
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I realize this is an old thread, but I'll respond anyway. My ninth grade literature book defined poetry as writing with a particular content, a particular form, and a particular effect. It seems like a strange definition, but I like it. A poem has to say something. It has to have some sort of form, such as poetic devices, line breaks, stanzas, etc. And it has to effect a message or evoke an emotion.
I also like looking at poetry through these three qualifications. Do I like the content? Do I like the mechanics? Does it make me think or create an emotion in me? It's why my full answer to who my favorite poet is is Longfellow for content, cummings for form, and Plath for effect.