The Meaning and Use of Writing Elements in Titling Poems

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and he is mild,/He became a little child"(Blake 13-16). Here the child symbolizes Jesus but also innocence. The poem ends with the child blessing the lamb, which can symbolize Jesus in his youth or Jesus' care for children. The title "The Lamb" may seem simple and straightforward, but on the contrary the title invites the reader to look deeper into the symbol in the title. On the surface, this title introduces the main subject in the poem, but in order to grasp the meaning and symbolism in the poem, the reader must understand why the author uses "The Lamb" as the title.

The tone of a poem reflects the author's attitude about the poem. Different types of attitudes that authors can portray are irony, sarcasm, or sympathy. Irony can be defined as "a technique that reveals a discrepancy between what appears to be and what is actually true" (Meyer 707). The title of the poem "Unholy Sonnet" by Mark Jarmon has an ironic tone that allows the reader to form questions and have a ...

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