Why do poets use certain devices in their poems?

Alison

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My teacher told me that rhyming creates a mood.

But why would poets use sonnets as a structure for rhyming? Do sonnets convey a specific mood in general (and if so, what is it)?
One poem I am currently analyzing has a rhyme scheme of ababa cdcedefef...any ideas as to what it might mean?

Also, what affect does alliteration have on a poem?
And with iambic pentameter, how does that structure/give meaning to a poem? (my poem specifically has 5 pairs of syllables per line, with each pair starting with unstressed than stressed).

Please help! I'm trying to write an explication for a project. I will appreciate any help very much!
 
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