SIMILE and METAPHOR in a POEM

A SIMILE is a METHOD of COMPARISON  using the words "LIKE" or "AS".

When, in a POEM, something is said to be "LIKE" another thing, it means that the POET is using SIMILE to convey his/her feelings  about what he/she is describing.


For example: In the statement "Her laughter was like a babbling brook,"  the POET is comparing the laughter of the girl to the sound made by a babbling brook.


A  METAPHOR is a METHOD of COMPARISON where the words "LIKE" and "AS" are not used.

To modify the earlier example, if the statement had been "Her laughter, a babbling brook," then it would be the use of METAPHOR.

TONE, THEME, and SYMBOLISM in a POEM

The TONE of a poem is roughly equivalent to the MOOD it creates in the reader. Much depends, however, on interpretation. A POEM gives it's readers clues about how to feel about it.

The TONE may be based on a number of other conventions that the POEM uses, such as REPETITION.

TONE is not in any way divorced from the other elements of POETRY.  TONE is directly dependent on them.

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THEME is what the poem is all about.

The THEME of the poem is the central idea that the POET wants to convey. It can be a story, or a thought, or a description of something or someone.

The THEME is anything which the POEM is all about.

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POEMS will often convey IDEAS and THOUGHTS using SYMBOLS.

A SYMBOL can stand for many things at one time and leads the reader out of a systematic and structured method of looking at things.


Often a SYMBOL used in the POEM will be used to create such an effect.

A POEM 4 TODAY

LOOKING INWARD



Always been a recluse
More like introvert
Searching through the
Real final frontier my
Inner being where a
Secret world inside has
My full attention

ALLITERATION in a POEM

ALLITERATION, like RHYME,  is also used in a poem for sound effect. Several words in the sentence may begin with the same letter of the alphabet  or syllable sound.


FOR EXAMPLE: In the sentence, "MANY MINUTE MINIATURE MOMENTS," the sound of the alphabet "M" is repeated in all the four words continuously. When you say these words aloud, the sound effect generated is called ALLITERATION.


ALLITERATION occurs when initial vowel sounds are repeated through several words.