Poetry:

Definition: Poetry is a way of expressing thoughts, feeling, and emotions through words, and also for a reader's entertainment.

Example:

Ticklish Tom Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom? He got tickled by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor, Laughed and rolled right out the door. All the way to school and then He got tickled by his friends. Laughed till he fell off his stool, Laughed and rolled right out of school Down the stairs and finally stopped Till he got tickled by a cop. And all the more that he kept gigglin', All the more folks kept ticklin'. He shrieked and screamed and rolled around, Laughed his way right out of town. Through the country down the road, He got tickled by a toad. Past the mountains across the plain, Tickled by the falling rain, Tickled by the soft brown grass, Tickled by the clouds that passed. Giggling, rolling on his back He rolled on the railroad track. Rumble, rumble, whistle, roar-- Tom ain't ticklish any more.

Significance: I would use poetry in my studies to show my feelings or my emotions.  Poetry is important in Language Arts because it could be used to tell the author's inside feelings and thoughts.  Poetry can be used for entertainment and to connect with other people.