Analysis Of The Poem By Suzanne Collins

In the poem “The Names,” by Billy Collins, the speaker is calmly recalling people’s last names alphabetically as he notices them wherever he goes. At first it seems as though he is playing a game to see how many names he can think of. After reading the whole poem several times, it becomes clear that he is referring to people who died on September 11th. Collins uses imagery, a serious tone, and similes throughout the poem to show appreciation for the memory of the victims that died that tragic day.

The poem suddenly becomes much darker in the last stanza and a Billy Collins explains how teachers, students or general readers of poetry ‘torture’ a poem by being what he believes is cruelly analytical. He says, “all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it”. Here, the poem is being personified yet again and this brings about an almost human connection between the reader and the poem. This use of personification is effective as it makes the

“Once upon a time there was a wife and mother one too many times” (Godwin 39). This short story begins with the famous opening, once upon a time, which foreshadows that the story line will be similar to a fairy tale. It raises expectations for the story that all will be magical and end happily. A typical modern-day fairy tale is that of a distressed character who overcomes an obstacle, falls in love with prince charming, and they ride off into the sunset; living happily ever after never to be heard from again. Godwin however, puts an unexpected twist on “A Sorrowful Woman”. This short story is a tale about what can happen when everyday roles take over our identity. Ultimately, this short story challenges societal expectations of marriage

In the poem, “35/10” by Sharon Olds, the speaker uses wistful and jealous tones to convey her feeling about her daughter’s coming of age. The speaker, a thirty-five year old woman, realizes that as the door to womanhood is opening for her ten year old daughter, it is starting to close for her. A wistful tone is used when the speaker calls herself, “the silver-haired servant” (4) behind her daughter, indicating that she wishes she was not the servant, but the served. Referring to herself as her daughter’s servant indicates a sense of self-awareness in the speaker. She senses her power is weakening and her daughter’s power is strengthening. It also shows wistfulness for her diminishing youth, and sadness for her advancing years. This

This poem takes a simple subject and adds a very interesting perspective to the way we look at it. Even the name is unusual “Introduction to Poetry” it sounds like a chapter in one of our literary books. We get this classroom feeling from the title all the way to the last stanza it sounds like a teacher speaking to another teacher, telling them how their poetry lesson went. This poem takes into account how linear people can be when it comes to poetry usually they don’t care for the detail they just want the meaning of the poem and be done with it. But poetry is meant to be experienced and along the way we may find a meaning to the poet’s words.

The speaker of the poem is trying to weigh the dog, and figure out its weight by subtracting his weight from the total weight. While he/she was in the process of calculating numbers, the narrator’s mind was elsewhere. He/she began wondering if there was an analogy. He/she starts to think about the past relationship, and how subtracting himself/herself from each other let him/her figure out that their significant other means more to them when they broke up.

“Embrace” by Billy Collins seems to be another poem which is lighthearted at first but, when the words are analyzed, is actually quite dark (I’m referring to “My Papa’s Waltz which the majority of the class agreed was actually abuse). The first stanza of “Embrace” is amusing. The act of wrapping one’s arms around oneself is generally thought to be funny. The first lines show little hint of the second half of the poem. Stanza two is the exact opposite of the first. In movies, the technique is sometimes used by someone to tease a friend, but in this poem, it brings a feeling of loneliness. Collins compares it to a fitting for a straitjacket. From the front, nothing is friendly or funny about the situation. Collins explicitly mentions the stark

I do not know where to start with Natalie Diaz’s poem. I felt like tremendous of information had just overwhelmed me through out her poem. At times, I found myself gasping for air while she is reading a long passage with little to no punctuations. I did noticed a small tempo to the poem. The rhyming of some words created an upbeat sensation when Natalie says, “I wanna rock, I-I wanna rock, I-I wanna rock right now”. But it was only then I immediately was engulfed with words that whisked by me as “mumbo jumbo” as I tried to comprehend. I just feel frustrated to not being able cruise at her super fast pace. The image comes to my head immediately is an artist standing in front of a white wall, getting ready to splatter painting on the

Poem Cayce Farrell Where I’m From I am from the person that plays with barbie dolls In their basement With unique doll houses made from hand Making their clothes with her friend I am from someone that would play hopscotch Playing flag football after school Having fun with a friend I am from a paint by number Figuring out all of the colors I am from crocheting a fuzzy blanket I am from watching my favorite show from someone that is crazy over Michael Landon and watching Bonanza all day when it's raining I am from running to the store getting a new record I am from jamming out to the beatles or Elvis And singing in the mirror my grandma gave me I am from quickly ironing my hair Using the new hair product, Curl free getting a dress

1) Marguerite feels that her looks are inadequate to meet the standard set by society, and has a low sense of self-worth; she repeatedly complains about aspects of her figure or clothing. She states that “the dress I war was lavender taffeta, and each time I breathed it rustled, and now that I was sucking in air to breath out shame.” This shows that she feels shameful in wearing the dress, which she hints might be a used dress; she also states that “It was old-lady-long too, but it didn’t hide my skinny legs,” showing that she does not feel satisfied with her stature and figure either. She most likely feels that because she is black, she is oppressed by and looked down upon by society, and that she intrinsically looks horrible because of her

My analysis is on introduction to poetry by Billy Collins. Collins relays the message that readers should be patient and open-minded when reading poems in order to see the meaning. Poetry is something to experience by going inside of it. There is a heavy use of metaphors in this poem.

24.11.15 Draft Essay Mr Rix Isabella Stewart Alyssa Taylor's poem “My World” has a variation of different features. This poem being a Free Verse means the structure is different compared to other poems for example Prose, Sonnet and Haiku. Although different this poem has a clear structure and format to it. Throughout this analysis I will display these features and explain the context of this Free Verse poem.

The speaker of the poem is directly guiding the reader to analyze what would happen on the day when their purpose is finally found. It is assumed that the speaker of the poem is an old soul who already experienced the journey of self-discovery. The speaker is giving the advice to an audience which includes every person who needs motivation. The title of this poem is meaningful because it emphasizes the whole theme of it and it gives the reader an insight into what the poem will illustrate. The poem follows the rhyme of natural speech and it is written in 3 stanzas and 34 lines.The stanzas and lines in the poem have no specific rhyme scheme, therefore it is in free verse form.

Dove in this piece was describing her own self and her personality; Defiance is the main subject that Dove is trying to put across. Dove uses characterization in describing herself. The first four lines in this poem “I’m not the kind of person who praises openly, or for profit; I’m not the kind who will steal a scene unless I’ve designed it. I’m not a kind at all, in fact:” (1-5). The repetition of the word I’m in these first five lines is a clear indication that Dove wanted to establish the fact that she is not what people think she is. She starts the poem with open defiance to what society think she is and she wants to establish that for her audience to know so they will not get it confused. Dove takes this piece to the next level by these lines “I’m not the kind/who will steal a scene unless I’ve designed it” (2-4) trying to let the audience know that she is original and not one that will use the works of others.

Something cold dripped onto her forehead. Without opening her eyes, she could tell she was somewhere different. The smell of dirt and grass filled her nostrils, and a cool breeze brushed her hair off of her cheeks.