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It is important to have metaphors in poetry because the reader can then see what the poet means and feels. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. A metaphor helps the writer create a verbal picture that helps the reader to see ideas more clearly. It helps the writer convey his or feeling more strongly. Typically, a metaphor asserts that one thing is another or suggests that the one acts like the other in some way. In the poem, Swan Song, the author calls the mast of the gillnetter a “crazy metronome cutting the air.” A metronome helps a musician keep exact tempo by the clicking metal arm that moves back and forth. This helps the reader see how the gilln