Is Shakespeare Poetry?

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Re: Is Shakespeare Poetry?

Post by juliusotieno02 »

Thy contains all features of poetry including rhyme. But they are more of a play than poetry, or lets say they are plays in form of poetry.
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Shakespeare is poetic. To mi is among d first five best poet
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I suggest that Shakespeare used poetry to bring light to his plays
His work is of every literature combined with the ink of his own . He had a paper and pen to play by his rules with poetry and plays all combined into one.
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In my opinion, it is poetry under a particular subcategory
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Shakespeare's work, including Romeo & Juliet, is undeniably poetic. His contributions to poetry are substantial, and he is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. He is known for his sonnets. His plays have traits of a poem
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