(to) compare s.th.

with/to
(to) bring s.th. into comparison

literal meaning
figurative

qualities which are associated with s.th./so.

(to) convey a (certain)meaning - (to) get the message across

(to) express s.th.
(to) illustrate
(to) make s.th. clear
(to) reamble = (to) be the same
(to) look like

How to deal with poetry and song

poem
rhymes
different rhyme schemes
 embracing rhyme
 cross rhyme
 pair rhyme
(to) fall into x stanzas
stanza
line
title
the speaker/the lyrical I
The addressee -> the person the speaker addresses
him

Functions

(to) stress = (to) emphasize

(to) create s.th. e.g. lovely image of s.th. in the listener’s mind
(to) make clear s.th.
(to) illustrate
(to) make s.th. more impressive
(to) show
(to) picture s.th. In the listeners mind