Analysis Of The Poem Annotated

In “Introduction to Poetry” Billy Collins, a professor, writes about the impatience of his students when analyzing a poem. He starts off by stating that they should enjoy the poetry and not worry about what the author is saying. By the twelfth line he shifts into describing his student’s frustration and the way they “torture” the poems. His use of metaphor, simile, and enjambment emphasize that one should take the time to really understand what a poem is saying while having fun instead of overanalyzing every single detail.

Have you ever felt like you were born to do something? Since I was born I felt like I was born to play baseball, but after that I would love to be a broadcaster. That is why I have chosen to analyze “The Broadcaster’s Poem” by Alden Nowlan. Analyzing a poem is not an easy thing to accomplish for me. As I very rarely analyze anything I read, but you should try everything once.

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.

Frost further points out that the stretch of woods being viewed is very rural. This is made possible by the reference to the location between the woods and frozen lake. In closing the final sentence of the second stanza Frost reiterates the fact that this occurs on “the darkest evening of the year” stating the darkness of the mood.

The soldiers who had attended the war were shown to have died brutally, like “cattle”, yet when reaching the home front, it is seen that they are laid to rest in a much more civil and dignified manner. The concept of this can be seen as an extended metaphor throughout the entire poem, with the battle front seen as a world filled with violence, fear and destruction, where as the home front is perceived as a place marked by order and ritual, a civilized world. The second sonnet opens with “What candles may be held to speed them all?”, invoking a more softer and compassionate tone towards the audience, more specifically through Owen’s use of a rhetorical question. It captures the readers’ attention, engaging them to feel empathetic and notice the shift of energy from anger and bitterness to a sadder and more somber tone. Owen’s use of descriptive language, as simple as it seems, such as ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ provokes the audience to view the horrors of the war as if they had been placed onto children, because in reality the ‘men; who had signed themselves into war to fight in glory for their country had really only just been boys themselves.

In “Conte” by Marilyn Hacker, Cinderella shows the reader a glimpse of her life after the childhood tale ends, a less happier ending than the original story implies. She feels trapped in a constant state of misery and boredom in the royal palace. Without life experience guiding her, Cinderella is in a dilemma caused by her ignorance of the potential consequences of her actions. With the use of irony, structure, and diction, “Conte” shows how innocence and naïveté result in regrettable mistakes that create life experience.

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I personally have read theses six poems a few times each now. Starting with “Introduction to Poetry,” “How I Discovered Poetry,” “Poetry Should Ride the Bus,” “How Poetry comes to me,” “Making It in Poetry” and “Poem.” I for one will be explicating each poem and discussing how they are similar and different in their own ways. As well as explaining my own thoughts on the poems themselves and summarizing what I believe them to be.

I believe the gender of the speaker is this poem “Aside” is a male. I think this because of the descriptions throughout the poem such as his addiction to alcohol and him taking an interest in amateur cartography and playing games. The man is someone who I believe is skinny and homeless. Due to “My ribs that show through t-shirts,” which refers to him as being thin and “And these shoes I got for free,” because of him not being able to afford his own pair. I thought the man was an addict “Rely a bit too heavily on alcohol.”

Oh, have me step, then run a 400 In a gruesome pile of mud filled with worms. Or swallow the bark of a tree; Get kicked in the stomach; or lick a cat. Change the WiFi password or cancel it, Give me milk, mayonnaise, egg, and jelly Combine all of it and have me to drink.

Poetry Analysis: The Gift The poem “The Gift” by Li-Young Lee introduces the importance a single event can have upon an individual’s life and most importantly how one individual has the power and capability of shaping the person you will later become in the future. This poem expresses this sentiment through a free form style that changes from past to present, telling a life changing childhood moment and its effect on the actions taken in the present. The author goes about expressing his feelings through a chronological narrative form of writing that personifies the actions that have occurred in his life. This poem both shows the beauty of a father and son relationship but proves that people can impact one another’s lives forever.

Ted Kooser, the thirteenth Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for his honest and accessible writing. Kooser’s poem “A Spiral Notebook” was published in 2004, in the book Good Poems for Hard Times, depicting a spiral notebook as something that represents more than its appearance. Through the use of imagery, diction, and structure, Ted Kooser reveals the reality of a spiral notebook to be a canvas of possibilities and goes deeper to portray the increasing complexities in life as we age.

He recognises the dehumanisation of the soldiers by comparing them to cattle and reinforces the waste of life happening throughout the war. As well as how inhumane the bodies of the soldiers were disrespectfully disposed. “The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells” is spat violently when read aloud and enforces the concept that religion has no part in war. It is not consolation for those dying under the persuasion of God and glory. The line contrasts the heavenly choir performed under the name of religion with the heavy “suttering” of the rifle which they were surrounded by. The religious images throughout this poem are symbolic of the futility and inadequacy of religion. In regards to the war, but also the sanctity of life and

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed” declared by an influential leader Martin Luther King Jr. As a soldier againsts unfairness, King strongly states that people should fight for freedom. Driven by human nature, humans are always chasing freedom. In “A Century Later,” the Pakistan-born British poet Imtiaz Dharker uses the poetic devices of symbolism, diction, and allusion to explore how perseverance drives freedom.

I heard the passing bells calling out my name I knew I'd never see another day I couldn't swim against the tides of blame I knew there was no other way You better practice your lines You better practice your words I know that real monsters lie Between the light and the shade It doesn't matter what you say or feel When honest men become deranged They'll genuflect to a lie