Poem Analysis: Bike Ride With The Older Boys

“I will not regret a thing.” was what my six word memoir was about. To me it means that whatever happens you should never regret your actions and what you’ve done in life. I chose a girl looking at the sunset for my picture to show that she has no stress and has no worries because she is not looking at the past. She looks so peaceful while she is trying to look forward and take life one step at a time. When you regret things you are just stuck in the past so when you don’t have any regrets you would be a more relieved person.

It talks about staying optimistic and to “never lose sight of the tiny lights”. On the long road to maturity, an adolescent may lose assurance on their loved ones, and people close to them. This may be because of all the recent circumstances, and the associated adversities that follow. Courage is one of the most important attributes a teenager needs while growing up, so they can overcome hardships and achieve their dreams, “to face the threatening storm….to reach the stars.” The poem also expresses about how teenagers need to have courage to overcome being tempted by things, which can seem okay at first, but turn out to be ‘poison’ which is used as a metaphor in the poem. I believe this represents peer pressure, such as the pressure to smoke or drink, “tempted by roadside whispers”, and this poem highlights that although they can be seen as “sweet fantasies”, it is much better to confront this pressure to become a better

As you grow older, you also become wiser, and the way you used to look at things also changes, and even though you regret your former actions, you will have to live with how it turned out, instead of being stuck in the past and how it could had been.

Most of the poem is sweet, but also tells them to hurry and enjoy life right now before they run out of time. Also that their bodies are energized now and later on they won’t be able to do what they would do when they were younger. In comparison to “To His Coy Mistress” the author tells them to get married also because they have something that time will sooner, or later take away and that would be sad that they didn’t get to enjoy it just because they wanted to

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 author’s main idea is interesting. He starts of with the first stanza very joyful, the he describes in he next stanza what really happened. It seemed that the father hardly gave any attention to the boy as a child. The theme is symbolic for the author in this poem because he also lived through his parents getting a divorce as a child. This poem is very sad, the boy had to teach himself how to ride on his own. The setting is in the middle of night in the street and picturing that with the little boy left there by his father is very depressing. Even though he eventually learned how to ride a bike, he had no help.

While reading the poem, there are many different words and phrases that the author uses that suggest a sad, remorseful tone. The author uses phrases which imply that she does not want to grow up. The speaker sees teenagers around her every day, eager to grow up and become independent. However, she sees the world as it is, without blinders, and realizes that she needed to savor her time as a child. She is constantly seeing children around her, running into life, and not

Since the dawn of man, the past has played some part in one’s future. Not all memories and experiences in the past are good, some bring deep depression, others violent thoughts and behavior, whatever the case maybe, the past has potential to alter who a person becomes. A person should not let their actions and experiences in the past shape your future, because if one is focused on their past, they cannot develop their true potential in life.

Past, present and future are all important to keep in perspective. Looking back and not having regrets is extremely satisfying. Your current situation and your contentment with it are also very important, and having goals and milestones to work toward in the future keeps you motivated and keeps life interesting and challenging.

In this podcast of Why we can’t shake life’s ‘could of, would of, should of moments talks about how people regret things in life. Shankar Vedantam talks to psychologist Amy Summerville about why people carry around regret and guiltiness all their life. Amy Summerville runs the regret lab at Miami University of Ohio, she studies how people think about certain choices they made and choices they wish they would have made. Within the podcast outside callers call Shankar Vedantam and talk about personal life stories of regrets they have. As people are calling in Summerville explains there are different types of regret people can have and feel throughout their life. Rumination is the first kind of regret Amy talks about. This type of regret is when

"Never forget the past…because it may haunt you forever. Regret all the bad things…cherish the good things. Look ahead always…but don't let the bad things from the past get in your mind." As a young child, there were so many incidents in my life that made me become the person I am today. There were rough times as well as good times. If I were to tell you all of them, I would remember half of them. I think some of my incidents really had some impact, and some were just simple ways of life. To tell you the truth, the incident that had the most impact on me has to be when my real father left me at the age of three. I never knew my father. I mean being a baby, you really have no experience or recognition of somebody else.

Everyone has had to deal with some sort of regret in their life. It has to happen to everyone. No one can say that they have never had a time where they regretted something. That’s like saying you are a perfect human being. Well, reality is that no one is perfect. It is impossible for someone to go throughout life without any mistakes and or regret. Everyone is human and humans make mistakes constantly. Some regretful experiences can leave a big impact on ones life. It can be totally life changing and sometimes change a person totally. Others just regret it and feel nothing else towards it. They will most likely do it again. My experience is very much life changing. Or at least it changed my point of view.

Everyone’s past can have some bumps in the road that can result in misery, regret but also happiness. But it can also play an important role

There’s a lot we can learn from the stories of our past – if we tell them in such way that enables us to hear what they really have to say. This holds true with me and my life. To put it simply, the life I’ve lived up to this point has been nothing short of a beautiful (and bumpy) roller coaster ride! As I have grown up there have been many factors that have influenced me to take on or do certain things. These things, plus some of my individual choices, have contributed into what’s made me who I am today. And with that, I’m happy to say for this moment in time, I’m satisfied with the person I am and the path I’m taking.

No one has ever said on their deathbed, "Gee, I wish I 'd spent more time at the office." At their moment of reckoning, the top regrets that people share are about wishing they lived the life they 'd really wanted to live, wishing they hadn 't worked so hard, wishing they 'd had the courage to express their true feelings, wishing they 'd had deeper connections with people and wishing they 'd let themselves be happier.