Slender M Poem Analysis

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.

Whatever my life takes me, poetry will always be in my heart. It proceeds yourself to a completely different world and supply you an opportunity to understand about yourself. I had the opportunity to be introduced to poetry in my literary themes class and I did not understand what it was talking about. As I consistently read my assigned poetry book The Gift of Tongues, I could resemble my life in these poetries. Out of all the poetries that I read, ten of these poems stood out to me about life. Although all of these poems resembles about life, you can look at these poems as different aspects about life. The reason why I chose these poems is that they each resembles about life being a circle of obstacles that you will face. When these life obstacles

Dwight Okita wrote the poem "Responce to Executive 9066", while Sandra Cisneros wrote "Mericans", both are about American identity. Okita talks more about culture with your family and Cisneros wrote about cultural heritage and physical appearance. Those three things do not determine if you are fit to be an American or not.

James Niigaanwewidan Sinclair’s poem Dancing in a mall discloses the plethora of excitement involved in participating in the “Idle no more” movement. The upbeat tempo manifests the enthusiasm conveyed by those involved in the crusade against the government of Canada’s mistreatment of reserve lands. As the movement gains support, the energy grows with it, demonstrating that the participants in this cause will not cease until the essence of their protest is fully embodied. The narrator of Dancing in a Mall communicates his passion for his indigenous culture and the “Idle no more” movement through symbolism, referring to Native folklore and by using repetition to convey his enthusiasm for the cause.

“Yes,” I respond. Nicole gives me a big bear hug. Once she finishes, James comes out of the bathroom and I introduce him to Nicole.

I notice that Kay Ryan develops the meaning of the poem from literal to metaphorical. She does this throughout the stanzas. The first stanza says, “They are not imaginary but accessible only intermittently.” She uses language that leads the readers to believe that this poem is literal. In the second stanza, this is where the meaning of the poem shifts from literal to metaphorical. She says “Seasonal, shall we say, in the way of the exquisite high parts of Yosemite”. After reading and examining this stanza, the meaning of the poem opens up and changes from literal to metaphorical. What if “These places” weren’t actual places, they were a state of mind. This makes sense because a feeling or a state of mind is not imaginary, it’s real and certain feelings are accessible only occasionally, hence the word “Seasonal”. Plus, if the

The rhyme and pattern is AAA,BBB. It is supposed to be a romantic poem. It wants humans to be in touch with their souls and natural beauty. The poem wants you to appreciate how nice nature is.

(YOUNG GLORIA blinks to show interest as the THEREAPIST begins to play Chopsticks. YOUNG GLORIA stands up with tears in her eyes now and runs to hug VICTOR crying.)

Kinsley was born on September 17, 2015 at 9:24pm. She was born prematurely and four and a half pounds under weight. Due to this, Kinsley needed a few days of neonatal care to deal with jaundice and to ensure that Kinsley could regulate her body temperature. After just a few days of treatment Kinsley’s Apgar score increased by two points growing from a six to an eight, And my partner and I were able to bring her home. Because, of Kinsleys premature birth my partner and I were a bit worried about her and were consistently caring for her. This consistent caring led to a strong bond of attachment being built between Kinsley and I. I acted as Kinsley primary feeder, and because of this the attachment theory argues Kinslaey is greater attached

Night is filled with so many wonderful things, wouldn’t you say? Darkness slinking into the sky, emergent with madness and power—I always liked to think that Night was a character with assorted natures. Her beauty of an aurora, the grace of shaded streaks, peppered stars, then monsters and malevolent creatures, demons under your bed, waiting patiently for an arm or a leg to drop over the edge so they may drag you down to the depths of hell, masked figures of men gaping at your sleeping body with a leer, unseen white noises that seem to mock you, and so many more enchanting gears. Alone, your eyes are bolted and you’re clutching your bedsheets in hopes that the demons find you too unappealing to eat, but with friends? Spitting in their faces you laugh, and stride away hand in hand, not realizing you’re playing the demon.

Five days after the confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered and effectively ended the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was shot. Many writers articulated their feeling about the assassination. One of the America’s famous poets, the author and journalist Walt Whiteman, expressed the depth of feelings, by writing the poem, “O Capitan! My Capitan!” In this poem, the captain is Abraham Lincoln who died before he could celebrate with the country this great victory. The ship is a metaphor for the country that Lincoln guided through the war. This poem expresses the great sorrow of the people for their president, especially that of Walt Whitman who had a tremendous respect for the honesty and courage of this great president.

The poem “A Certain Lady” is consisted of twelve stanzas with two lines in each stanza. Parker uses an iambic pentameter in this poem. I think that she uses this type of structure to create a rhythmic feel. Parker wants this rhythmic feel to display how the speaker was talking to her husband. The iambic pentameter is not relevant in lines twelve and twenty-four. These two lines do not follow the iambic pentameter due to the speaker thinking that her husband will never know how she feels or what she is doing. This poem consists of an end-rhyme and has a rhyme scheme of ABAB. An example of a rhyme that is used in the poem is in line one, which ends in “head” and line three which ends in “red”.

Beginnings of great things, some of a great evil type: the terrible horrors that nobody likes to think of, some of the more promising kind: the type that makes you laugh and cry simultaneously, but all great in their own special, devious little ways.

I love you, and you know its true. My life to the sword if I should be untrue. The pain I feel in missing you, is subverted by you being true. the pain of absence as it seems, will surely be but a short dream. understanding in times of need, is really what we all need. if you hold my will, i shall be still. you will see that by the by, i will not fly. on this earth, where fruit is grown. we shall plant in earnest for others to yearn.

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.