sound in poetry

Sound in Poetry Poems usually begin with words or phrase which appeal more because of their sound than their meaning, and the movement and phrasing of a poem. Every poem has a texture of sound, which is at least as important as the meaning behind the poem. Rhythm, being the regular recurrence of sound, is at the heart of all natural phenomena: the beating of a heart, the lapping of waves against the shore, the …

…effect it has on us. It’s in the beating of a heart, the movement of rush-hour traffic, and in the way we walk. With this, what often attracts us to poetry is its sound and movement. Poets use sound to express the themes of their poems and it allows them to find a deeper meaning behind the poem. Both Brooks’ and Bradstreet made rhythm and sound evident in conveying the themes of their poems.