Poets deliberately use specific structures, rhythms, and rhymes in their poetry. how do you think understanding the structure of a poem you interpret its meaning? does the structure play a role in the tone? what about learning how to understand and interpret the structure of a poem seems important? write your response in two or three short paragraphs.

Answer and explanation:

Structure is important in all kinds of written messages. We expect a text message, for example, to be informal - even use slangs - to be short, and not to worry about rhythm and form. A letter, on the other hand, follows certain rules to present a certain structure. Date and location go here, your name and signature go there, the paragraphs shouldn't be too long nor too short, the language should be formal...

The same happens to poetry. The structure a poem presents is a tool for both the author and the reader. The former conveys and the latter receives a certain message through the poem's structure. The number of stanzas and lines, the length of those lines, the rhyming scheme and word choice, they can all be adjusted by the author to transmit feelings and ideas.

An author can choose lighter words with liquid sounds to convey happiness, weightlessness. Words with plosive sounds may convey abrupt feelings, rage. The rhythm - pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables - influences the flow, the way the reader advances through each line. That too can be used to express feelings. When readers learn to understand a poem's structure, reading it becomes a different experience. They are able to better grasp the author's intentions, what literary influences he she was under at that time, what feelings and ideas guided him/her.