Analysis Of Poem Without A Category By Tao Yuanming

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

Li-Young Lee is a poet who has written numerous amounts of work. He is a writer of Chinese heritage, but he does not classify himself as an Asian American poet. According to an article titled, “Li-Young Lee,” Li-Young Lee refuses to classify himself as an Asian American writer because he strives to be a “global poet.” This statement demonstrates that Li-Young Lee uses poetry as a means of addressing universal concerns. He writes about experiences or lessons that are personal to him; however, these are experiences and lessons that people all around the world can relate to. Li-Young Lee specifically writes about his childhood memories and family. A particular poem that reflects his personal life and poetic writing is, “The Gift.” In “The Gift,” the use of vivid imagery, free verse, and a distinct tone portrays Li-Young Lee’s poetic style.

The poem “To This Day” written by Shane Koyczan, the symbolism is the black things grabbing the kid. This is showing that words do hurt and it stays with you this is shown through the whole story of the pain and suffering of the kid. This is said " who used to say that rhyme sticks and stones as if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called" this is showing word do hurt and the black things grabbing him is showing that like a broken bone it still hurts over time just like words do. With this evidence it shows that if you don't want to be called that don't say it at all.

The relationship between father and son changes over time, and molds along with the people in encapsulates. As in real life, the father and son who inhabit Li-Young Lee’s poem “A Story” experience sudden changes within their relationship as the time passes on. The son’s cries for a story that slowly change into adult conversations throughout the poem indicate that with maturity and age comes both understanding and hostility.

The Poem “Introduction to Poetry” is by Billy Collins, an English poet, and it is about how teachers often force students to over-analyze poetry and to try decipher every possible meaning portrayed throughout the poem rather than allowing the students to form their own interpretation of the poem based on their own experiences.

In the poem, A Story, by Li-Young Lee, a father struggles with the thought of his son growing older. The poem clearly shows fears of how he is afraid of their complex relationship. Lee uses many literary devices to convey this complex relationship of the father and the son through point of view and structure.

In the poem “A Story” by Li-Young Lee, the poet discusses the complex relationship between father and son through the son’s constant wanting for his father to tell him a story. Through the use of differing point of view and meaningful structure, the poet tries to highlight the idea of relationships changing as they mature and with time.

In the Poem “A Story”, the poet Li-Young Lee conveys the convoluted and complex relationship of a father and son with techniques such as point of view and carefully used diction. Throughout the poem, a simple scene is depicted; story time between father and son. The child is satisfied and mesmerized by his “baba” while his father fears his own failure and the eventual adulthood of his son.

Poetry is a beautiful way to express the subtext within it, using literary devices which enhances the poem 's beauty. Poetry is considered to take distorted ideas and transforms it into beautiful words. Therefore, resulting the harsh truth being displayed in a form of a poem for readers to sink into another point of view. These creators called poets, are a group of people with a wide variety of experiences that an average person does not usually experience. They can create a more unified meaning in their masterpiece, without taking up 300 pages to exhibit their meaning, and still hold different interpretations by different readers. Poets are known to uncover the truth, which could be their experiences or reality based ideas, by beautifying the reality with literary devices to make it more relatable and enjoyable but still hold that very core of the meaning behind the poem. Poetry is a powerful vessel, between creator and reader, to change a person’s outlook of life or one’s surroundings. A poem can change moods, enhances one’s personality, gain a sense of people knowledge and become a bit more sensitive around one 's world. Even if poets are not aware of the power poetry holds, they still do it to convey an experience, a lesson or a journey. All of this relates to 'Love and Roses ' by Tracy Marshall, where the speaker is telling the reader a journey of their blinding love. The abusive relationship exists in the speaker 's life but is distracted by the idea of the

There are many poems in The Book of Songs. However, the poems “I Beg of You Chung Tzu” and “Thick Grow the Rush Leaves” focus more on love and courtship. This is different from traditional Chinese poetry which focuses on daily life. In this essay, I will compare and contrast the figurative language and elements of Chinese poetry in “I Beg of You Chung Tzu” and “Thick Grow the Rush Leaves.”

In the poem “A Story” by Li-Young Lee, the topic of growing up is easily seen. With this in mind,the relationship between the father is constantly changing and evolving even if we do not personally see it. This growth is seen through the use of many literary elements.

The Classic of Poetry is an old poetry book that reflects the Chinese history around 700 B.C.E. Compiled by philosopher Confucius, the poems analyze ideas of politics, love and relationships, agriculture, and more. The poems display a deeper meaning of life through the use of imagery. Nature and animals have been the pieces that have connected the underlying message throughout all of the poems. In the sonnet “Peach Tree Soft and Tender”, the narrator depicts a woman entering into adulthood through the states of being an innocent woman, to a bride, to finally being a mother.

Li Shangyin (c.813-858) is a multifaceted late Tang poet, known by his courtesy name as Yishan (義山). Whether his deep anguish political poems or implied brilliant poems, both display his talented artistic style. Among them, the most prestigious and easily arouse controversy should be those ‘Untitled’ poem. Poems with untitled, it means that the title is unable to write or can not write. The description of the scene and a story the poem narratives, may also represent an unspeakable mood. Therefore, it still has great significance and value for posterity to read and deliberate repeatedly even after a thousand of years. Pan Fayi (潘发义) (2001) points out some literati’s opinions of this poem. For example, the writer Jixiao Lan纪晓岚of “Si Ku Quan Shu” (四库全书) regards it as a work of lament (感遇之作), and it is filled with plaint of life’s countless meetings and partings. Whereas the scholar He Zhuo何焯 thinks that it exclaims time is getting, and it is too late to make an achievement. It can be seen from these two lines, “寓意于光阴难驻，我生行修也”. However, most of people think that this is a love poem, also describes the classic love and monument.

Tao Qian 陶潛, better known as Tao Yuanming 陶淵明 (styled Yuanliang 元亮, 365-427), is a peaceful poet who lived during the Eastern Jin and Liu Song dynasties. He is also called Mr. Five Willow 五柳先生, since that the autobiographic prose “Mr. Five Willows” he wrote to allude himself, which showed his inclination of not pursuing fame and wealth and his three hobbies: reading, writing, and drinking. His achievement lies in the creation of pastoral poem, which is farmstead poetry that described beautiful rustic scenes, and he is the first poet who wrote myriad poems of wine drinking. His poems sometimes reveal his disdain for the corrupt government, his praise for the farmers and working people, and show his enthusiasm for nature. Also his rugged life experiences and his beliefs have great direct impact on his poetry. Overall, his artistic landscape poetry has led him to become one of the most influential and brilliant poets in Chinese literature.

Some of the poems and essays I have read during this class were relatable to me. Being away from college, I have struggled with not being at home. I have become a different person when I am at school, but when I am home, I feel like I am my normal self again. Some of these authors of the poems and essays that I have read throughout this class has struggled with being somewhere where they don’t belong and that they are someone else when they are not home. Unlike the other poems and essays we have read throughout the course. I enjoyed reading the ones about “home” because I actually understood what they are going through and that I can relate. Some of these poems and essays include “Going Home” by Maurice Kenny, Postcard from Kashmir”, by Agha Shahid Ali, “Returning” by Elias Miguel Munoz and “Hometown” by Luis Cabalquinto. All of these poems deal with duality.