A poem is an artful work of written literature which utilizes the rhythms and sounds of a particular language to evoke deeper meaning than its literal meanings. The language being used is typically poetry but not always. There are many literary devices available in any given poem, including rhyme, meter, repetitions, imagery, repetition, alliteration, imagery, and so on.
The most important part of any poem is its structure
Poets have been creating poems for years, and the structure has not changed much over time. Some people call it a "metaphor," but this is too general of a term. A metaphor has to be defined and then placed into the poem.
If you were asked what makes up a metaphor, your first answer would likely be something like this: "The structure is similar to that of a sentence, but the words themselves are different." Of course, this definition does not really apply to all kinds of metaphors, since some of them have more to do with word associations than they do with the actual structure.
Some metaphors, however, do fall into one of these categories:
- Derivative: This is where a literary device is used from another source. For example, "I walked out of the bathroom with my mind set on something." (This is what I've written above.)
- Emphasis: When a poet gives emphasis to certain words or phrases in a poem. For example, "I have seen the beauty in a tear in the eye" means that "the beauty of a tear in the eye" is what the writer sees in you.
- Analysis: Another device is used in order to show how a word or phrase has been used throughout a poem. For example, "She ran with her head held high" would mean "She ran with her head held high because of her hopes" – and this would be an example of an analysis.
- Interpretation: The meaning of a word is taken into consideration. For example, "I am no longer young" would mean that the speaker has lost her youngest because she has "grown old."
Each of these five types of devices is used in poems to make them uniquely creative. Each one of them is used because it is unique to the poem and because the poet sees it has a purpose.
One of the most common examples of an analysis is the use of pronouns. A poet will look at the use of pronouns in a poem to show whether they are used correctly. He will look for instances when one of the pronouns is used incorrectly and he will also look for instances in which one of the pronouns is used correctly.
The way a person speaks can also be analyzed. Sometimes the writer will notice that one person tends to speak differently from another person, but there are also times where people will speak the same way and yet have completely different meaning. This is where one's diction can be analyzed.
Analysis can also be used to show the emotions of a poem
In order to make an analysis correctly, the poet needs to have a good understanding of emotions. For instance, sometimes a poem will show anger, sadness, fear, or even love – all while a poem can show hate.
Words can even be analyzed based on the mood of the poem itself. You can analyze a poem by using the word "good" as if you're looking for a noun. Good is often used as if you're looking for an adverb, an adjective, an adverb, or a verb.
Finally, the analysis can be used to show the different ways people use the same words. A writer can look for words that are used in a different way, or even a different sequence of words.