Rhythm

Definition

Rhythm is the beat of music in poems. It's the regular repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.


Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And oft' is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd:
But thy eternal Summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
 Significance -


 Rhythm is significant in poetry because poetry is emotionally charged and intense. Rhythm gives the poem melodies and tunes which makes the poem more intersting to read. It also helps readers concentrate more into the poem.