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| Opinion | 18% | 442 votes | Total: 2497 votes | |
| Experience | 82% | 2055 votes |
Opinion
Created on: April 11, 2008
Opinion Versus Experience?
I'm not sure how other writers write, or why. I can only relay my experience
Created on: December 15, 2007
Is it better to write a poem based on experience or based on opinion?
"Self-expression is a kindness
Created on: July 07, 2010
This is an interesting question to ask in regards to poetry, as the question seems a bit more appropriate
Created on: July 02, 2007 Last Updated: February 01, 2009
There's a reason few people will choose opinion over experience: opinion means little without real experience.
Created on: October 31, 2009
One will think that poetry is a mere culmination of human experience. That it is a mere reflection of
Created on: October 04, 2008
Everyone can have an opinion on things about which they know nothing, and about which said experience
Created on: September 07, 2007
I believe that most poetry is based on the poets opinion. It is the poets slant on the events that are
by Indu Sastri
Created on: October 02, 2007
Opinion or experience? that is a tricky question but aren't most opinions formed out of experience too?
Well,
by Neal Whitman
Created on: August 24, 2009
Too Much Information
After reciting a poem about growing up on a farm in Watsonville, California,
by Eden Gardner
Created on: April 26, 2009 Last Updated: April 27, 2009
I hardly find the debate "Is it Better to Write a Poem Based on Experience or Based on Opinion?" worthy
Created on: June 19, 2009
Poetry is one of the hardest writing forms to specifically group into one category. Its authors come
Created on: August 20, 2008
Experience or Opinion. I clicked on Opinion because we are given one of two options only. Personally
by cf83
Created on: September 04, 2007
I do not think there is a right or wrong answer to this although I know I have chosen 'opinion' because
by Alan Watson
Created on: August 02, 2007
Opinion is founded on experience and should be considered the higher form of expression.
The best poetry
by Leplen
Created on: July 23, 2007 Last Updated: July 29, 2009
In some ways the question of opinion or experience is a false dichotomy; even the most basic attempt
Created on: December 22, 2007
Poetry is a way for me to reach outside of myself and talk about my dreams, wishes, fantasies, failures,
Created on: August 17, 2007
Experience determines whether or not an informed opinion is the basis of a written composition or the
Created on: July 21, 2007
At the onslaught of investigation the metaphor tenses, rapidly spiraling through the infinite spectrum
Created on: September 21, 2007
I have problems deciding if poetry should be written based on opinion or experience,because I do not
by robinhood
Created on: February 08, 2008 Last Updated: April 03, 2012
This strikes me as something of a non-question, but as it is impossible to answer "neither opinion nor
Experience
Created on: July 30, 2010
A poem naturally springs from the poet’s experience. To write a poem based on experience is to
Created on: September 11, 2010 Last Updated: April 02, 2012
Writing a poem based on experience can be better than being based on opinion. It can cause concepts,
Created on: April 09, 2009 Last Updated: October 23, 2009
Poetry is a form of self-expression that has been used by artists since ancient times. Most poetry is
by Bai Maleiha
Created on: October 29, 2008 Last Updated: February 03, 2012
The best writer is the experienced writer. It is the experience behind the pen that presents a vivid
Created on: August 13, 2008
A Touch Of Heart
Is it better to write a poem based on experience or based on opinion?
I will argue
Created on: January 18, 2010
Although poems that are based on particular opinions possess value, those which are based on experience
by Leon K
Created on: August 28, 2008
Poetry, in all its forms, is used to express emotions and describe situations and feelings. When a person
Created on: July 16, 2008 Last Updated: November 18, 2011
Poetry is a funny quirk of literature. A poem must stand on its own as an individual work, certain in
Created on: January 25, 2011
Writing poetry is all about trying to convey a particular emotion. At the point of writing you may be
Created on: April 05, 2008
A good poem appeals to the five senses. It offers a reader the details of an observation, a close-up
by Kaye Boss
Created on: April 23, 2009
Being that poetry is a very crafty, unrestricted form of writing many people view the content of poetry
Created on: October 15, 2009
I absolutely agree that is better to write poetry based on experience. Writing poetry based on an opinion
by Ivan Anthony
Created on: October 26, 2007
One of the main, fundamental rules of writing anything is, 'write what you know'. Using this, I hold
by Todd Pheifer
Created on: February 19, 2008
Let's be honest. Experience and opinion are often the same thing. How many times have you heard someone
by Paul Roberts
Created on: April 18, 2009
Writing is an art form. Creative writing is an art form with a bit of a flare to it, enabling us to
Created on: May 13, 2008
Emotions bursting with sentiment placed in writing are a forever lasting consciousness of the music
by CJ Gabrew
Created on: August 06, 2007
In my writing experiences I have found that it is far better to write a poem based on experience than
by Gary Maclean
Created on: March 14, 2008 Last Updated: February 09, 2012
Experience is actually having been there. To write a poem from experience you must have been to
Created on: May 22, 2008
Poetry defines the human experience. Experience is essential to writing a poem that flows from every
Created on: September 30, 2009
Poetry is packed with the stuff of fact, rhythm, smell, sound, sight. Poetry is far more effective in