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Poetry’s emotional impact comes from the way it is composed than its subject matter
As a literary domain, poetry is the quintessential embodiment of the phrase it is not what you say,
but how you say it. More often than not, people pay attention not to words themselves but how
those words make them feel, and the greatest poets in the world understand and exploit this
intrinsic human inclination towards emotion. Bolton (35) argues that the more relatable a poem’s
words and composition are to readers, the greater its emotional effect. Compositional variations
are the reason why, despite the realm of poetry being rich in individual pieces, not all are
universally acclaimed, incorporated into educational curricula, or alluded to in other spheres such
as film and music. As a matter of fact, poems could share the same subject matter but differ
significantly in terms of their emotional impacts on audiences; ultimately, readers will prefer one
to the other. In this sense, therefore, poetry is akin to music, where aspects such as tempo,
rhythm, lyrical syntax, setting, pitch, and intonation typically exert considerable emotional
influence on listeners and override the meaning of titles (Bolton 46).
Take, for instance, The Tyger by William Blake. It is safe to surmise that Blake's piece is
not unique in its coverage since scores of poems have been written on the same topic. However,
Blake's word choice and clever use of literary devices set this particular work apart from others.
In stanza 1, Blake describes the tiger using a combination of powerful rhetoric, imagery,
alliteration, and metaphors that instantly etch its form and supremacy on the readers’ memory,
reminding them that this is no ordinary tiger; for example, Blake states that “the Tyger” burns
