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Poems can often be interpreted several different ways. A reader may feel that a certain poem holds a special meaning to them. The poems To his Coy Mistress, She Being Brand New, and Homage to My Hips have many similar characteristics that help establish that certain shared meaning. These three poems use lack of proper punctuation, spacing, and the use of double entendre to convey to the reader images and a rhythm. The images and rhythm that are created are then used to express the universal theme of sexuality. To begin with, total disregard for the form in which most poems are written creates a tempo of a sexual nature. A wonderful example of excellent form in poetry is the Shakespearean sonnet. The sonnet is written in a defined format. The first two lines rhyme, then the next two lines rhyme, and so on. E. E. Cummings in his poem, She Being Brand New, blatantly disregards that format and others like it by leaving out proper punctuation and spacing out or running words together. Cummings is known for this kind of play with words, but the words help establish a melodious aspect to his poem. The words “slo-wly;bare-ly nudg, ing (770)” are purposely used in this context to slow the reading down. Now that the words