Chapter 5 gives an insight into the real world of poetry. First, the author differentiates the three aspects; rhetoric, poetics, and poetry. He defines rhetoric as an art of persuasion while poetics as an art that involves imitation, which can as well be described as representation. The author goes on to give a precise history of poetry and its relation to rhetoric (Culler, 2011). He describes poetry as a persuasive language that makes use of figures of speech and language. He gives an account of Aristotle who placed his focus on imitation, also defined as mimesis instead of rhetoric.
The fifth chapter of this book is essential to an individual interested in literature. The author uses easy to understand examples to explain how rhythmic words can be used in poetry. In fact, he uses the simplest mode of explanation, which is a nursery rhyme to explain to the reader the power of rhyme in a poem (Culler, 2011). Such explanations help one to understand the use of rhythmical patterns and its importance in the poetic world. It is evident that rhyme helps one to memorize a given poem in an easy manner. In addition, rhyme in a poem gives so much pleasure that the reader may not find the need to search for the meaning of a poem.
Reading through Chapter 5 helps one to understand the dynamics in poetry as well as the fun of it. For example, the use of rhyming words in poetry can help one to be more creative in trying to come up with a poem. Also, one is able to learn the fact that poetry is a subject to be explored. It contains many dynamics that make it more interesting.
References
Culler, J. (2011). Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP Oxford