what is an example of poetry
A tablet dating to c. 2000 BCE describes an annual rite in which the king symbolically married and mated with the goddess Inanna to ensure fertility and prosperity; it is considered the world's oldest love poem. An example of Egyptian epic poetry is The Story of Sinuhe (c. 1800 BCE).
Quick Answer. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope is considered one of the greatest examples of a satirical poem of all time. Pope was a well-known poet, but nothing that he worked on before had the same biting social critiques as this poem. Continue Reading.