...But I'm a POET!

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, all.
I'm applying this fall, and my top choice is Emerson.
Everywhere i apply to, i plan on majoring in creative writing.
The way the prompt was layed out SCREAMED prose/verse, so i answered the question/wrote my essay as a poem...and my English teacher thought it'd was a cool idea.
Yay or nay?
I'm not sure if that is too obnoxious trying-to-set-self-apart...or just freakish.
Message me, or respond with a request, if you'd like to read it. This was the prompt- "Think about your passion- a pet peeve, a charity you support, or a position you hold on a hot-button issue. Imagine that you have unlimited resources and the chance to use the Common to promote your message or idea. What would you want to communicate to the tourists, students, and Boston residents who frequent the Common? You may choose a serious cause or idea, but you should certainly feel free to choose a lighthearted message. Tell us the story of your imagined experience. What made you chose your particular message? How would you communicate your idea to the public? What kinds of reactions would you expect?"</p>

<p>Also, along those lines-
Same school(if anyone knows anything about Emerson, you'll know why i'm taking the more abstract routes)
They want a resume of activities, and it clearly states, 'any format,' as long as i include all the information requested.
So i wanted to do a noir-esque photo journal. Like... pictures of the farm my 4-H meetings were at, or the theatre i worked on. Accompanied by a small description that told my position held, honors won, hours-a-week...all that.
Is this a bad idea?</p>

<p>Thank you all so so much.~</p>

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<p>you are an interesting poet.</p>

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<p>I think its a very good idea. It is unique and I think it will stand out. If its all very good, then it should greatly help your chances.</p>

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<p>the poet idea is good, but i'd chill out with the resume stuff... they just want to be able to look at your activities in a clear, easy fashion without having to hunt all over for each little thing (which is what they'd end up doing if you included pictures)</p>

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<p>I hope you're using proper rhymes. I'm sick of reading all those "poems" without any sign of rhyme.</p>

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<p>Expand your horizons. Rhyme is useful but it takes years to master and to a young poet it can often spell bad shakespearean knock-off. </p>

<p>I feel it is better for a poet to find their "element" before venturing into serious rhyme. At least then they know their ability.</p>

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<p>Then don't call it a 'poem'.</p>

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<p>Did you miss the last 70 years of literature?</p>

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<p>i don't rhyme... i don't know, it's always seem too glossed everytime i try it.</p>

<p>And it is very much a poem. Like... i could go off on a huge tirade about this, but rhyming isn't a prerequisite to poetry.</p>

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<p>Well, maybe it's just English style of poetry that doesn't use rhyme.
I was actually horrified by English translations of Faust, both where non-readable because of lack of rhyme. I was studying Russian poetry though, so maybe it's a matter of culture :)</p>

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<p>Ouch...translations. Like... Vergil's Aeneid where they make it rhyme in English.::cringe::</p>

<p>Though not to sure if non-rhyming poetry is strictly English... (i.e- Haikus) But some poems just don't sound right if it doesn't/does rhyme.</p>

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<p>That's probably it.</p>

<p>Translations have also ruined quite a lot of poetry for me.</p>