Rends Sentence Examples

If Scottish-born naturalist John Muir were ever to lose his first field journal, its finder would see the following address inside: “John Muir, Earth-planet, Universe.” While the address wouldn’t do much to help the journal get back to Muir himself, it does indicate his — and accordingly, our — relatively tiny spot in a place much larger than our own. Like the melted glaciers through his beloved Yosemite Valley, Muir’s appreciation of both the enormity and intricacy of nature flows through his writing.

A poem is a composition that uses words to evoke emotions in an imaginative way. Although poetry is a form of self-expression that knows no bounds, it can be safely divided into three main genres: lyric poetry, narrative poetry and dramatic poetry. Keep reading to see examples of poetry genres in each of these genres.