Four out of Four: Poetry

Like many forms of art during the colonial times the colonists initially followed the British style of poetry. From there some of the greatest poetry of all time was created. An interest in poetry among the colonists greatly increased when they took notice of the huge oral tradition the Native Americans passed down , this inspired them to write their own stuff. Much of the poetry created during this time was political and influential since the basis of the government was still being developed. Many “everyday figures” in the colonial times wrote poetry to express feelings or just to write about every day life. For example Captain John Smith had many poems that are still around today. These works showed clearly their feelings about this new land. They talked about everything from the varying weather to the actions of the Native people. From this the more artistic people took over and began creating incredible artistic poetic works. These are the ones that are around and loved today. As boring as it may seem to us now the colonial people enjoyed expressing their feelings and observations in the form of poetry.