Strawberry Fields Forever Poem

Spring is the season of growth, revival and beginnings. In the poems “Spring and All” by William Carlos Williams and “For Jane Meyers” by Louise Gluck, the poets talk about this very season. In fact, the two poems are contradictory, in that, Williams writes about the bleakness of winter and the awakening of spring. On the other hand, Gluck’s romantic poetry associates the natural renewal of spring with bereavement and death. Both poets use abundant imagery, symbolism, metaphors, different tones, and similes, to affirm their contending attitudes towards the season. Consequently, although the poems are about the same subject, the demeanor of the poets are varied.

Different cultures around the world utilize different techniques to pass on family histories. The Hmong culture makes story tapestries and West African tribes use song and oral story to pass on their traditions. In the poem, “The Century Quilt,” poet Marilyn Nelson Waniek shares the story of one family’s heritage and the role blankets play in telling the family history. Waniek uses the literary devices of shifts, symbolism and colors to show the complexities of the speaker’s heritage, and how the familial relationships in her life have shaped her.

This text response will be looking the comparison of the two poems, ‘Drifters’ by Bruce Dawe, And ‘In the park’ by Gwen Harwood under the name of Walter Lehmann. Drifters is about a seemingly constantly moving family, it describes the process the family will go through leaving their newest home. In the park is about a seemingly single mother raising her children, it describes the mother sitting in the park with her children when a previous lover comes by and talks about the children. With in each poem, the form and structure, language techniques and the tone and message will be analysed and compared with the other to gather a grater understanding of the Australian voice.

The title of Natasha Trethewey’s poem, “Amateur Fighter”, is what made me curious to read it. An amateur fighter is an odd subject choice. It is more common to read poems or even stories about great fighters or champions. The title also sets the tone of the poem. Obviously, the poem will not be about a hero, but instead, it will be about a fighter. It is also interesting that the poem is titled “Amateur Fighter”, yet the poem says that the fighter won a prize. It makes me think the word ‘fighter’ could mean a boxer or someone who is fighting for life or their place in it.

In “The Poem You Asked For” by Larry Levis, he is comparing writing a poem by comparing it to a plant, stubborn person, and toad. Larry Levis, a 20th-century writer is well known for his brevity and surprise approach in poetry. This poem magnifies the complications that authors may face while trying to write something of such importance. The speaker uses an abundant amount of figurative language to personify how writing is so difficult, and can lead to many difficulties and dead ends. The author uses figurative language to portray the theme of difficulties in the writing process such as: difficulties prewriting, writers block, and how hard it is to let go of writing as an author.

In Sharon Olds The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away from the Curb she states “With a pencil and two Hardy Boys and a peanut butter sandwich and grapes he is on his way, there is nothing more we can do for him” the narrator is sending her son off with what she thinks he will need not only for summer camp but for life.

Written in 1980, Galway Kinnell's Blackberry Eating is a poem which creates a strong metaphoric relationship between the tangible objects of blackberries, and the intangible objects of words. The speaker of the poem feels a strong attraction to the sensory characteristics (the touch, taste, and look) of blackberries. The attraction he feels at the beginning of the poem exclusively for blackberries is paralleled in the end by his appetite and attraction to words. The rush the speaker gets out of blackberry eating is paralleled to the enjoyment he finds in thinking about certain words; words which call up the same sensory images the blackberries embody.

My favorite poem out of all five poems we worked with today would have to be Streets. The author really knows how to connect to the reader through many emotions. She was very descriptive on the “streets’ as you can tell. Really read this very carefully and you will be able to analyze and take everything possible out of the reading.

In the poem, “Migrant Woman on a Melbourne Tram,” Jennifer Strauss provides an insight into the life of a foreign woman who struggles to conform to the new society which envelops her. Through the use of a variety of language techniques, Strauss highlights the difficulties and challenges faced by her subject, as she attempts to integrate into Melbourne society. Strauss’ reference to the woman’s attire being “impossibly black,” in the opening line of the poem highlights her distinct feature as a foreigner, which ultimately causes her to stand out amongst the crowd. This statement which is further juxtaposed with the sexualised nature of the “impudence of summer thighs, long arms and painted toenails,” puts emphasis on the two contrasting cultures

Throughout the journey of life individuals experience many incidences of adversity that initially begin as obstacles however increase our inner strength. Throughout Bruce Dawes body of work ‘sometimes gladness’, such a concept is demonstrated especially in the poems ‘Migrants’ and ‘drifters’. Drifters is a poem that gives responders into the challenges of living a life on the move as well as the impact of such a lifestyle on the various members of the family, displaying the inner strength required to embark on such a life long journey. Furthermore, ‘Migrant’s’ details the struggles associate with a migrant families bid to assimilate into an unknown land, an emotional and physical journey that truly tests ones inner strength.

This poem by Jeremy Windo is set in the passenger seat of his fathers ‘55 Chevy truck where he grew up. This poem is a reflection of the main characters memories with his dad in the old 55 Chevy truck. He talks about the paint, the interior, every little detail he can remember. One literary device that is used in the poem is end rhyme. An example of this is “Driving on a backroad / Directing a new episode” (3-4), and also another example towards the end of the story is “This one is mine / For the rest of time” (29-30). Imagery is also used throughout the entire poem as well and he very thoroughly explains the interior and exterior. This poem also has free verse in the middle of the poem in lines 15-27. This adds to the poem in helping

I remember the soda shop that Robbie Nelson and I used to frequent on the corner near the theater, but that was before the war you understand. My, you’re a bit paler specimen aren’t you, dearie?—and so much smaller than the other butterflies. So fragile—just come from your cocoon, perhaps? Anyway, where’d I put that coffee

Promised Land In a land far, far away A girl with twinkling, almond eyes Dimpled-broad smile And a mesmeric, adenoidal voice. Dreamt of a land, far, far away. Where words don’t wound like thousand bullets and Shaming is not a scheme in Blaming the innocent. A land far, far away Where compassion is abundant, Amidst the chaos and madness. A ray of hope, in

Don't take me to that spoken phrase minefield. - My dignity slips a little further down. I never needed this before. Constant voice caressing my ears with lips that sting like your yellow eyes. Shells of the words shot from your mouth. Barrel grinding between my teeth. Energetic, empathetic shock I withdrawal from when you're not performing your greatly

In her poem “Route 62,” Helen Moffett paints a beautiful and powerful picture of the landscape in South Africa. However, the title evokes the image of a man-made road familiar to many Americans. Nonetheless, Moffett carefully structures her poem and employs vivid language to clearly illustrate that human achievements and life, like the titular road, are ultimately insignificant in comparison to the durability of the long-lasting mountains.