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wright it the way you want it to be comprahended

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In 'Everybody has a Heartache,' there is repetitive use of both deep "i' and 'y' sounds in the last stanza

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in Everyone has a heartache italics bring outsider dialogue into the poem without needing quotation marks and disrupting the flow of the poem

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Used in "Wild Nights", the harsh t sound at the end of a word often adds drama to the poem, causing the reader to pause briefly before reading the next word

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nails home the importance of the line

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Seen in rumi's poem repeating "love says" and "I say," Starting a stanza with the same line more than once, especially in this case, creates a back and forward feel

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Intentionally leaving space in between lines helps to separate ideas and also force the reader to take a breath when wanted in the poem

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Used to create pauses in the reading, or speech of a poem. Can be varying in length.

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tying a feeling to a metaphor to further help the reader understand what it is about that feeling that matters (Wild Nights - Dickinson)

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I think line length always adds another level of emotion because it can alter the way someone interprets the poem. Short lines are usually convey a more drawn out idea and make you say the words slower.

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I think line length always adds another level of emotion because it can alter the way someone interprets the poem. Short lines are usually convey a more drawn out idea and make you say the words slower.

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I have always though puncuation is interesting in poems because no punctuation can create this idea of a never ending thought whereas lots of punctuation can convey an idea different thoughts or differing ideas.

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I feel like using short lines helps to not distract from the poem and makes it feel like it isn't dragging on and on

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In Pickard's "Valentine" there is a lot of negative space used. The negative spaces causes the reader to pause between lines, making the reader think

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Imagery
helps to submerge the reader into the poem which is helpful to capture attention and deepen the readers involvement and connection to the story or ideas being described.

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in poetry it adds a smoothness to it and allows the reader to be drawn in and feel the beats intended.

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The line "Everybody has a heartache" repeating signaled that this was the main idea of the poem that united the stanzas together

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shorter lines/ breaking up lines to force a pause and to emphasize

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In Pickard's "Valentine", this soft, long sound is calming and soothing. It helps further the theme of love as peaceful and everyday.

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What are some specific elements (a way of using images, rhyme, grammar, etc.) that you think are...

1. important to look for in poems you read to better understand them ?

2. useful tools in writing your own poems?

Create a new post of each element you think of. Include the title of the poem that you encountered the element in.