Rhythm Rhyme and StructurePoetry is the expression of feelings and ideas through different styles of writing; this can be presented in different ways. A poetic artist uses distinct structural patterns such as rhyme, meter, symbolism, or tone to convey their message to the reader. For this essay, I will demonstrate how the use of these models helps and/or hinders the reader's experience in understanding meaning; I will examine and analyze two specific works; Know the Night by Robert Frost and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by TS Eliot. Frost's poem Knowing the Night expresses sadness and unhappiness. The poem reflects an empty feeling of loneliness and darkness. The rhyme in the first stanza, which ends with night and light, is important to the tone because it helps the reader understand the feeling Frost is trying to convey. The contrast between light and dark has often been used to describe feelings of sadness or loneliness. In this usage, it translates the absence of light, reinforcing the idea of ​​solitude. The use of the word “I” repeatedly emphasizes the fact that he is alone. This sets the tone of the poem and the structure reflects that tone. Frost wrote Knowing the Night in iambic pentameter, which is demonstrated by the characteristic that each line contains exactly 10 syllables. This is important because the regular pattern gives a sense of rhythm to the poem and can be linked to the narrator's footsteps as he walks through the night. The pattern of use of final lines in this poem also contributes to the steady rhythm that Frost was looking for. This structural aspect helps the reader gain the feel of the world that Frost wanted to describe...... middle of paper ...... but how Prufrock thinks the sirens will not sing to him. This gives the reader the feeling that Prufrock has extremely low self-esteem without having to say it in the poem. While this is a great way to get the reader to be more interactive with the article, using this method could have a negative effect on the reader. If the reader does not understand the references and inferences made about the narrator, the message that TS Eliot is trying to convey would be completely lost. The rhyme scheme and meter of this poem are irregular but not random. Some parts of the poem may resemble free verse while other parts contain bits of rhyming. the enjambment of each line combines with the final rhymes of “shutter” and “drain,” “jump” and “asleep” to make the stanza swell forward. Many other examples of the poem's "bits" emerge throughout the poem..