They quickly learned that they could be linked together in various new ways. Poetry, in the lyric form, suddenly became more personal and reflected individuals' way of life . Furthermore, in lyric poetry when a poet recited his or her poems, he or she was often accompanied by musical instruments. The Greeks used the aulos , which is an early version of the recorder, and the lyre , which is an early guitar. As you can imagine, poetry was also used in theater , not only in tragedies, but in comedies as well.
Greek poetry is one way of preserving the traditions and ways of life in ancient Greece.
From these poems we are able to learn and feel what people of these times went through, from religious convictions to just pure enjoyment of life.