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DEFINITION
is the idea or thing that the poem concerns or
represents. it is the topic, or what the poem is
literally about.

Poets can write on any topic imaginable, as

long as they make it appropriate for their
audience.

COMMON SUBJECTS FOR nature, growing up,

growing old, children, and
POETRY
life events.

finding the subject in

a poem

When reading poetry, it is best

to analyze what overall topic is Sometimes, as another
being discussed throughout the
poster stated, readers
poem. By finding the overall
topic that is discussed, the
can find the subject by
reader will have also found the reading the title.
subject of the poem

Not all poems have a single Sometimes a poem’s subject is

subject. Some poems have simply itself — the words in
many subjects, and some it and their relationships to
have subjects that aren’t one another.
clear.

Sometimes a poem's subject is obvious: it has a

story to tell, an incident to relate, or an
anecdote to share.

It's easy to see on the surface what the writer is speaking

about. Still, even when the subject might be clear, there's
usually a deeper meaning at work.