Tone

Definition: The way you say something, the feeling in your voice, emotion in your voice.
Example: "And --- which is more --- you'll be a man, my son!" -happy tone.
Significance: There are many different tones in poems. Poems can have a happy tone, sad tone, or angry tone.

Interpretation

Definition: Your personal opinion or thought about something or someone.

Example:

Singificance: Interpretation is an important part of poetry because it's how you think of the poem. Interpreting the poem means that you give your own opinion about it. Having your own opinion or interpretation about the poem gives your own perspective on it.



Metaphor

Definition: A metaphor is comparing two things without using "like" or "as". An extended metaphor is many metaphors linked together to make one big metaphor.
Example:

Explanation: Metaphors are important in poetry because its a form of writing that compares two things together.  It makes poetry better because (like in writing) it uses figurative language.

Speaker

Definition: The point of view in which the poem is being told by.

Explanation: The speaker plays a big role in poetry because it's told by the person or object that is experiencing the poem. The poet is not always the speaker. He/she/it gives you the feeling of whether the poem is talking about a happy, sad, or upsetting poem.The speaker makes the poem better by giving it feeling and emotion.

Symbol

Definition: a representation of an idea through the use of an object, picture, or thought.

Example: A circle with a line across the middle is a symbol for saying "no".

Explanation: The significance of a symbol is to let readers know something in a non-literal way. It makes them think. A symbol is important in poetry because it makes it more interesting and fun to read. Symbols make poetry better by adding imagination and figurative language.

Couplet

Definition: A pair of lines that rhyme.

Example:



 Explanation: A couplet is important in poetry because it helps seperate the rhymes in poems. It adds rhyming lines and makes the poem look neater.

Stanza

Stanza:  A break after a group of about 4 lines in a poem.

Example:

Significance: The significance of a STANZA is to group lines in a poem like a paragraph in an essay. A stanza is an important part of poetry because enables the poet to change the setting or person. Stanzas add length and meaning to a poem. It makes poetry better because it doesn't make everything jumbled together.