Interpretation

Definition:

Your own definition of something.In a poem, your interpretation is what you think the poem is trying to say.

Example:

“We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground--
The Roof was scarcely visible--
the Coraice--in the Ground--"

I interpret that this stanza is describing a funeral.

Significance:

Interpretation is important because it allows everyone to have their own definition of a poem. Trying to interpret a poem is a part of reading poetry.