Interpretation

Interpretation- Its your own understanding of something when writing or reading a poem.

Example-

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Significance of the term- This is an important part of poetry because its what you understand about poetry.and also while your reading the poem you'll understand it better.

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Metaphor

Metaphor- It it when a noun is compared and contrast them to one another without using like or as.


Example-  "I am a rainbow"


Significance of the term- It is important to have metaphors in poetry because the reader can then see what the poet
means and feels. A metaphor helps the writer create an image in the readers head that helps the reader to see ideas
more clearly. 

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Extended Metaphor- A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.


Example-                               My son is a bat.

His eyes blink when darkness comes.
His body stirs with life.
His limbs gorge with blood
as he sets out through the cave of night
his roof the stars
the moon a big white eye watching.
Attracted by the false lights
he mingles with his batty friends
weaving in and out of nightclubs
endless parties
each other’s places
till sensing the sudden ebb
of darkness
he flutters home
a cloaked Dracula
to the hollow of his room
where he will sleep all day

Significance of the term- Extended metaphor is an important part of poetry because there is more description and also gives a better idea of what the poem is about. also when there is extended metaphor in poetry you could relate it more to other things.


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Speaker- is the person talking in the poem and about the poem also who is telling the story. Also changes the tome and shows different emotions.

Example-  "What soft, cherubic creatures
                 These gentlewomen are!
                 One would as soon assault a plush
                 Or violate a star."

Significance of the term- The speaker can change the tone of the poem by the tone of voice they choose to           

                                         use and the emotion that they express when reading the poem.

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Symbol-  A poem having to do with the 5 senses.

Example- 

The winter evening settles down

With smell of steaks in passageways.

Six o'clock.

The burnt-out ends of smoky days.

And now a gusty shower wraps

The grimy scraps

Of withered leaves about your feet

And newspapers from vacant lots;

The showers beat

On broken blinds and chimney-pots,

And at the corner of the street

A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.

And then the lighting of the lamps.

Explanation of signifigance- This is an important part i poetry because it shows a lot of feelings and is easy and fun to read to many people.

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Couplet- Two lines in a poem that rhymes and often uses a complete thought.

Example- My Cat
          By Molly
  I like to play with my cat
 He likes to get in a hat.

Explanation of signifigance- Couplet is an important part in poetry because when you read its straight forward and more organized when it rhymes.

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Stanza- A group of lines in a poem.

Example- (First Stanza)Explanation of the Significance- Stanza is an important part in poetry because it tells a story and rhyms and it makes the poem more organized. It makes it easier to read because it describes each feeling differently.

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I love to write

Day and night

What would my heart do

But cry, sigh and be blue

If I could not write

(Second Stanza)

Writing feels good

And I know it should

Who could have knew

That what I do

Is write, write, write

- Unknown Author 

Poetry

Definition: Poetry is something thats written or spoken with rhythm with different feelings and thoughts about themseleves.

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Signifigance: You would use poetry in school and studies is when you want to become an author and you would need to know how it goes and the different types of poetry. Also if you're really into poetry than you really need to know all those things so when your older you might become famous at writing poetry.