Poems:rhythm •Healsohandledrhythmmasterfully.The insistentbeatofBreak,Break,Breakemphasizes therelentlesssadnessofthesubjectmatter.•Tennyson'suseofthemusicalqualitiesofwords toemphasizehisrhythmsandmeaningsissensitive.Thelanguageof"Icomefromhauntsofcootandhern"liltsandrippleslikethebrookinthepoemandthelasttwo...