The bardolaters celebrated their hero's birthday by enacting scenes from his plays. Punctuating Poetry . Poetry conventions have changed a lot in the last few decades. Sometimes punctuation is totally omitted as well. Some lines will not end with a punctuation mark.
Correct punctuation serves as a good guide for reading the poem aloud.
Lines that do not end with punctuation generally should not be followed by a pause. We invite your questions for this feature. Send them to Fran at GrammarAndMore. Reprinted with permission. For permission to reprint, contact Marian Reiner .