Meter
Definition: meter in a poem is the pattern of words that are either "stressed" or "unstressed" in a single line of poetry. The stressed and  unstressed signs are based on either there is a repititional form of the word that will be expressed through rhyming in others sections of the poem.

Example:

"Shall I com PARE thee TO a SUM mer’s DAY?"

There are 5 meters in this poem, because there are 10 syllables, and the second syllable in the line is a  poem. Therefore, there are 5. Five meters in a poem= a pentameter.

Significance: The importance of meters in a poem is that it can be used in many forms or types of poems. Mainly, it can be used to focus on the format/pattern of haikus, but there are also many other poems that require such number of patterns and the ideal format of meters.

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Rhyme

Rhyme

Definition: rhyme in a poem a form of a couplet. In my opinion, rhyme can be used to make poetry more fun, and intresting.

Example:
"How did it get so late so soon?
It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December is here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?"

~Dr. Seuss

This poem has rhyme, because each couplet rhymes at the end of the first and second line. They sound similiar and has repitition.

Significance: Rhyme in a poem can be useful and important because it can be used to make th epoem more fun, and intresting to read for the audience, allowing it access to the message/theme or importance of the poem by expressing it in a fun, and yet silly way.

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Rhythm

Rhythm
Definition:  in a poem, rhythm is the tempo, or way the poem is read. Rhythm can be heard in a childish (Dr.Seuss) way, or more serious (Shakespeare) form. Rhythm can also be used to show mood, or setting in a poem.

Example: There are many types of rhythm in a poem.

For Example:

1) "How did it get so late so soon?
It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December is here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?"

~Dr. Seuss

2) "Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire!
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moon's sphere;
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green;
The cowslips tall her pensioners be;
In their gold coats spots you see;
Those be rubies, fairy favours;
In those freckles live their savours;
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear."

~William Shakespeare

Both poems are interpreted in different ways. This dephends on mood, and setting. It comes froms not only the poem itself, but the way the poem is read. If it is read sillily as in Dr.Seuss, then you can interpret from this that the setting and mood can be ridiculous, or childish. In a Shakespeare's poem however, you get a feeling that the poem is to be taken seriously, and that there was alot of thought put into the specific poem. It gives you a vibe, and a feel.



Signficance: The rhythm in a poem is important because it can be used to describe/interpret setting, mood, and the way the poet meant the poem was to be taken/read. From context, you can don't get as much than from reading with good rhythm. This is what gives you a better chance of understanding a poem as you read it aloud and with thought, than in your head.

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Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia:

Definition: the definition of an onomatopoeia is a sound in a poems

Example:

"Slam! Slam!
Go the car doors.
Jangle! Jangle!
Go the house keys.
Jiggle! Jiggle!
Go the keys in the door.
Squeak!
Goes the front door!
Thump! Thump!
That is me running down the stairs.
Guess what?
Mom and Dad are home!!"
By: Natasha Niemi

This poem shows you sounds in the poem

Significance: Onomatopoeias are important because they show sounds that are easy to understand. It helps the reader relate to and interpret the poem better.

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Personification

Personfication:

Definition:  Personification is when you give human traits and characteristics to any object,animal, or thing that isn't human.

Example:
"The teapot sang as the water boiled
The ice cubes cackled in their glass
the teacups chattered to one another.
While the chairs were passing gas
The gravy gurgled merrily
As the oil danced in a pan.
Oh my dinnertime chorus
What a lovely, lovely clan!"

By: Sharon Hendricks

This poem talks about objects and non-human things like tea cups and ice cubes and giving them human traits and characteristics.

Significance: Personification in a poem is important because without personification, poets would not be able to compare non-human obeects or animals, and give them human characteristics. This gives you better undetstanding of the poem, and compares them with one another in a way that is both understandable, and easy to comprehend.

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Imagery

Imagery:

Definition: imagery is a visual presentation in a poem that expresses and brings forth intrest in reading the poem.

Example: "It was a dark, and stormy night". This quote can be used in a poem and it would show that the specific setting of the poem was indeed a dark and stormy night. Thsi gtives you a visual image in your mind.

Significance: The importance of imagery is making the poem stronger. By giving you a visual image, it can be easier to relate to, and easier to interpret in your mind.

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Simile

Simile:

Definition: a simile is comparing two or more objects using the words "like" or "as".

Example: you are as fat as a pig.

Significance: The importance of a simile is using them to compare two objects to make the poem stronger, and easier to understand. Thus, it helps make the poem simpler, and easier to interpret.

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