Making sure a reader can fully understand a poem can be a very difficult task for a poet. With the help of narrative techniques such as style, a poet is able to draw in a reader and keep him or her involved throughout the poem. Elements like metaphor are used to create a better understanding through a comparison. In addition to a metaphor, imagery is another element used to help the reader visualize what is going on in the poem as well as assonance being used to emphasizes different parts. When these elements of style are incorporated into a poem, the reader is able to have a better understanding of what is going on. How does a poet use style as a way to help a reader comprehend his or her poem?
Firstly, when comparing two or more things a poet may use a metaphor so his or her reader is able to grasp a better understanding of the poem. To put it differently, this element of style is used in La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats where, he claims, “thy …show more content…
An effective use of imagery allows a poet to tap into his or her readers imagination making the poem become simple to follow. In one of John Keats poems, La Belle Dame sans Merci, Keats expresses, “O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, / So haggard and so woe-begone? / The squirrel’s granary is full, / and the harvest’s done” (Keats 5-8). Here, when the poem states that there is a knight at arms, the reader is able to imagine a knight fully dressed in all of his armour as if he is prepared for war. However, with the description of the squirrel’s granary and harvest the reader is also able to depict a time when the poem is taking place. The reader can imagine the poem taking place in which would be late fall after harvest when the squirrels are ready for the approaching winter months. In other words, imagery is a great element of style to propose into a poem to help a reader grasp all the
Firstly, when comparing two or more things a poet may use a metaphor so his or her reader is able to grasp a better understanding of the poem. To put it differently, this element of style is used in La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats where, he claims, “thy …show more content…
An effective use of imagery allows a poet to tap into his or her readers imagination making the poem become simple to follow. In one of John Keats poems, La Belle Dame sans Merci, Keats expresses, “O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, / So haggard and so woe-begone? / The squirrel’s granary is full, / and the harvest’s done” (Keats 5-8). Here, when the poem states that there is a knight at arms, the reader is able to imagine a knight fully dressed in all of his armour as if he is prepared for war. However, with the description of the squirrel’s granary and harvest the reader is also able to depict a time when the poem is taking place. The reader can imagine the poem taking place in which would be late fall after harvest when the squirrels are ready for the approaching winter months. In other words, imagery is a great element of style to propose into a poem to help a reader grasp all the