An investigation on the extent to which the reader can critically read the composite poem : Based on few selected composite poem

Abstract

Composite poetry can be identified as an innovative form of verse that generates a visual- centric taste instead of phonetic–centricity. The classical verse form, which started with the lyrical form, has gradually passed through the forms of quatrain poems, couplet poems, free verse and has reached the composite poetry. This form of poetry is attractive compared to other forms and makes a visual 'signification'. How does the reader's intelligence affect the reading of composite poetry compared to other forms of poetry?, is the research problem of this study. The primary objective of this research is to identify whether the meaning conveyed by the composite language can be equally enjoyed by the general reader and the sub-objective would be to identify whether the composite poem has a target readership. To achieve this objective, qualitative method was used as the research method, which was achieved through Interviews and reference to academic writing. The poet conveys the entire poetic concept to the reader through, quatrain poems, couplet poems, free verse and the reader enjoys it with his own intelligence. But the composite poet sometimes gives the reader a single word and the reader must do a visual reading that would surpass the literal meaning. In other words, while critically appreciating the composite poem, the reader will have to ‘touch’ many places that the poet does not tell. The reader should be 'enriched' with critical thinking in order to achieve this goal. Accordingly, it was revealed through the research that it is difficult for the general reader to think of the intellectual poetic concepts presented in the composite poem. Further, through this research, it was further revealed that the composite poem is far away from the common reader but addresses the intelligent readers.