“To be or not to be.” That’s Shakespeare — you might know him. “Britney Spears goes off the rails.” That’s on the cover of tabloids. “I love you” holds such power. A few words can distill lifetimes.

Words have power. They contain a multitude of meanings as well as positive and negative connotations. So when you read any body of writing, especially a poem, each word is specifically chosen by the ...