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Venus is considered as Roman goddess oflove and beautyA redrose is often a symbol of beauty
Beauty is aproperty of certain things. Something is beautiful if it is nice to look at it, hear it, feel it, taste it, smell it or think about it. A person can also be beautiful. Beauty is also the name of a feeling that is hard to describe. The nature of this feeling varies from person to person and culture to culture. It is not known if only humans can feel it.
There are many ideas about what beauty is. Some people say that beauty is:
The similarity between a real object and an object of art. For example, a beautifulpicture might be one that looks very lifelike.
The similarity between any object and what you think it 'should' look like. For example, a beautifultree might be one with a straight browntrunk and lots of greenleaves, or beautifulclouds might be those that are white and fluffy (likewool).
The way an object makes us feel: happy, sad, angry, or something else (emotional). For example, a beautiful piece ofmusic might be one which makes people feel very happy or very sad.
The quality of an object. For example, a beautifulstory might be very well written.
In regards to writing, a piece may be beautiful through use of intricacies and depth which gives the reader a mental image or a certain feeling or feelings of emotion. Poetry is one example of writing that can be considered beautiful in the way it "paints" a picture or brings about an emotional response.
There are many other theories. Some things that people say are beautiful are not explained by any of these ideas.
