Poem Analysis: Cypress College

“’ But this is merely a negative definition of the value of education’” (23-24). Mark Halliday wrote “The Value of Education” from a first person standpoint. The introduction and the use of “I” demonstrates the poem is about the speaker. Likewise, the speaker uses imagery, self-recognition, and his own personal thoughts throughout the poem. He goes on throughout the poem stating external confrontations he is not doing because he is in the library receiving an education and reading books. With this in mind, the speaker goes on to convey images in your head to show a realization of things he could be doing if he were not in the library getting an education.

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.

Lorna Dee Cervantes' poem, “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”), is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico, and an address to the speaker's dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic, consistently alternating between Spanish and English, Cervantes accurately represents the fear, hatred, and humility experienced by the “Californios” through rhythm, arrangement, tone, and most importantly, through use of language.

Throughout history, authors have used poetry as a way to express themselves and how they think or feel in an artistic way. There have been poems written about almost every feeling a person has ever had which is why poetry is so popular, because it describes feelings in a way many people cannot. In present day, people from all around the world look back at old poetry and try to define the true meanings behind poems using literally elements and context clues to aid them, this is known as explication. The writing named “Boat of Cypress” is a famous poem written long ago by an unknown author, and composed about a woman full of misery and despair from her personal point of view. Throughout this poem, the readers

Clint Smith is a writer, teacher, and doctoral candidate in Education at Harvard University with a concentration in Culture, Institutions, and Society. Smith Clint wrote a poem called “Something You should Know.” The poem is about an early job he had in a Petsmart. The poet allows the readers into his personal life, but before he had trouble opening up to people and his work. Moreover, Clint wrote an insight in the poem about relying in anything to feel safe and he says it is the most terrifying thing any person can do.

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.

Going to school every day as a first-generation student may have been a struggle but the greatest gift I received was the reassurement that I was capable of achieving my dreams and aspirations in life. Cypress Lakes has made me comfortable with the idea of going straight to a university after high school, and confident enough to pursue a career in the field of science. Cy Lakes constructed foundations to prepare multiple students like myself for college, employment and to participate in our communities.

In the passage, the narrator characterizes a young man by the name of McTeague. The narrator reflects his attitude of subtle admiration of McTeague through diction, detail, tone, and syntax.

Poems are centerpieces for human emotions. They can feature an array of passions ranging from bright and peaceful to angry and sad. For most people, somberness is not very alluring, but for those who have been through a traumatic event such as a school shooting, poems that begin in sorrow and conclude with hope are most fitting. These poems are sometimes used inside obituaries to help restore peace to a broken family. One poet whose poem heals people is Nikki Giovanni. In her, “We are Virginia Tech,” she addresses a crowd who has fallen victim to a tragedy. The facts that poetry is therapeutic in times of stress, its cadence affect emotions, and that it is inspirational during times of loss, proves “the healing effect” that Giovanni believes is prevalent in poetry.

He not only went to the dance with her, but he brought her flowers the next week.

Poetry can be divided up into different forms, more easily expressing an author’s emotions and intent with their poetry. For analyzing purposes I chose the poems Self-Help by Michael Ryan, Ghazal by Agha Shahid Ali, Psalm 150 by Jericho Brown, and Emergency by Michael Dylan Welch.

This song has SO much meaning behind it that I don't even know where to start.. I'll do the best I can though. I was age 4 or 5 and my grandmother, mother, and I was going to Daytona Beach, Florida for vacation. There was a cassette tape that came with my grandmother's new car. I played that tape the whole way to Daytona Beach, Florida. My point about this song is my mother stayed out in the sun at the hotel/resort while my grandmother and I went shopping in St. Augustine at the outlet mall. On the way back to the hotel/resort this song played on that cassette tape and there was a hair brush close to me, so I grabbed it and went to singing "How could I throw away a miracle?

I liked the art institute. It is a beautiful building, inside and outside. All paintings look astonishing, they have their own history and see them in real life is incredible felling. I liked to work with my partners. With them was interesting to talk and listen what they think about the paintings. All of us had different thoughts about the paintings, but it some we had the same feelings and thoughts. Also, I liked the idea with the poem. It was exciting to write a poem with 2 more people. We had fun and we laughed a lot. I learned more about paintings and artists. I saw them in real life, not in the book. It is a different feeling. I liked all the paintings that we saw. We didn’t see a lot of them, but which we saw were remarkable. I want

William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. He is known as the greatest writer in British history for his plays and poems. One of his most famous sonnets is ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer Day?’ In this poem, Shakespeare expresses his love and passion towards his partner by comparing them to summer. Wilfred Owen is a famous war poet that was born in 1897 and died in 1918 at age twenty-five. One of his well-known sonnets is ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’, a poem about soldiers dying in war like cattle and are unable to have the funerals they can back in their home towns. William Shakespeare’s poem, ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer Day?’ and Wilfred Owen’s poem, ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ both start with rhetorical questions and use metaphors