Defining Poetry and Characteristics of Poetry a universal phenomenon --- exists along human’s civilization • from primitive to developed nation • from spell to drive away evil soul to conventional one (from oral to written) • enjoyed by everyone  entertainment and understanding • never dies “To fully understand Poetry, we first must be fluent with its meter, rhyme, and figures of speech. Then ask two questions; one, how are fully the objective of the poem have been rendered, and two, how important is the objective. Question one rates the poem’s perfection, question two rates its importance. And once these questions have been answered, turning the poem’s greatness into relatively simple matter.