The visual form of poetry and the 'concept formation process': A psychological analysis/ 7. কবিতার দৃশ্যরূপ ও ধারণাগঠন প্রক্রিয়া : একটি মনস্তাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণ

Abstract

In their role as both creators and artists, poets have long used subject matter and style to evoke joy in the hearts of their readers. A unique group of poets, however, took this a step further by using the ‘physical’ and ‘visual form’ of their work to simultaneously captivate the eyes and hearts of their readers. By arranging lines and stanzas in a specific way, they created a visual form that often served as a physical representation of the poem’s abstract ideas. Furthermore, some poems use a distinct ‘typographic style’ to create a picture of a physical object. This kind of poetry where the visual form is paramount, has a rich history in the literature of various languages and has consistently drawn the attention of readers. This paper explores how this visual poetry impacts the reader’s mind, and it psychologically analysis the relationship between this poetic form and how we organize knowledge.