What Is The Purpose Of This Poem

I think the tone and voice that this poem has is that of pride and patriotism. The author does this by outlining the good qualities that the United States has to offer. However he does this is in such away that it does not sound like bragging, because he does not boast about all of the beauty or things that America is known for but rather the people who work to make it this way and how these things bring them together. "One Today" is of course written in a formal manner because of the occasion that that it was written for. That is why it does not contain any humour, abbreveations or informal language. I think that the voice that the author used in this poem fit the occasion perfectly because it was straight forward, easily understandable and relatable to any American citizen.

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.

Poems consist of a variation of different techniques in order to convey a message or idea to readers. Wilfred Owen, Thomas Hardy, Adrienne Rich, Bruce Dawe and Robert Browning are great poets who explore these issues, conveying their emotions, which influences a perception of an issue. In each of their poems they express the hidden message of hope, along with their main message. They use similar techniques to express their ideas, which illustrates their purpose to the reader.

The first part makes the reader feel proud of America by describing some of its national symbols and declaring in the last lines of each stanza. “This land was

In the poem, “Backwards,” by Warsan Shire the poem dramatizes the conflict between the long for the past and the hatred of the present. This poem highlights the rough situation that the speaker is in as well as a need for what life was like before. One can easily see that the speaker in this poem is a child in the family, because of the context of line 3, “that’s how we bring Dad back.” This is referring to the longing for their dad before they were in the situation they currently are in. Although, there is not line to line rhyme scheme the poem is written backwards at the beginning of the second stanza. This is likely showing the reader the need for the past and emphasizing the importance of the current situation. The overall theme of this poem is showing what life was once like and what it is now.

“America” expresses the speaker 's feelings towards America. The poem 's theme in a broad sense is describing the conflicting feelings of the speaker towards America. Though America is constantly fighting the speaker, he expresses that “I love this cultured hell that tests my youth” (McKay, 928)! This mixture of love, bitterness and hate towards America that is expressed in this line continues to be expressed throughout the poem. According to James Keller the speaker “expresses an admiration that is requited with contempt” (Keller). Though the speaker admits that he

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.

Over the course of American history, several significant events have impacted poetry. Moreover, poetry serves to be the origin of many historical songs. Furthermore, this poetry origin has developed diction and repetition within songs. “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” a historic song, employs repetition and diction to emphasize its patriotic theme. However, as time continues, the merit of the piece, written by George Frederick Root in 1862, has been degraded and no longer holds the same significance in people's hearts. In order to better understand the change in meaning that the poem undergoes, one must consider the meaning of the poem, the framework of when it was written and the context of what it means today.

A well-written poem would help one to engage into the work with their senses. One should be able to ask themselves what the poem caused them to think, hear, see, feel, taste, and to determine what he or she learned from the poet’s words. Many people believe that because poetry is an enigmatic art, and that there is no way for sure to know the

Ted Kooser, the thirteenth Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for his honest and accessible writing. Kooser’s poem “A Spiral Notebook” was published in 2004, in the book Good Poems for Hard Times, depicting a spiral notebook as something that represents more than its appearance. Through the use of imagery, diction, and structure, Ted Kooser reveals the reality of a spiral notebook to be a canvas of possibilities and goes deeper to portray the increasing complexities in life as we age.

“My goal, in writing this letter, is to pass along to you the important knowledge I have accumulated in my 67 years on this Earth”. As a grandfather, Dave Barry decided to write a letter to his grandson to give him advice in a comical way. In an excerpt from “Live Right and Find Happiness” by Dave Barry, he wrote a letter to his grandson that demonstrated a high level of comedy because he used irony and hyperbole to reveal a universal truth that one should always be attentive and considerate of his or her surroundings.

“Now it was to kill, or to be killed,” (Meirion & Susie, 1917) said by one of the marine surviving soldier. The World war one had created such a loss to many people thanks to Woodrow Wilson and Ludendorff. The World war one lasted through 1914 till 1918 and the total cost of being thirty billion dollars. (Random History, n.d.) During the years of the war it was such a struggle for the Germans, French and the Americans because of the loss to its many people and the struggles the marines had to go through for their countries peace. In this read and write I will reflect on the author’s argument and how will they support them through out the chapter of “Do you want to live forever”, in the book of The Last Days Of Innocence.

Poetry is interpreted in many different ways by many different types of people. Archibald MacLeish’s poem “Ars Poetica” is his expectation of poetry, and “Poetry” is Marianne Moore’s thoughts of what poetry should be. There are similarities to how both poets explain poetry to their readers, but what they are saying is different. Poetry is clarify as what it should be to MacLeish and Moore in “Ars Poetica” and “Poetry,” with some similarities and differences.

poem is not merely a static, decorative creation, but that it is an act of communication between the poet and

This poem is deep and mysterious. One of the, unsolved mystery is why did poet left the poem untitled? There could many interpretations upon this. The poet wanted secondary audience {student, government, cultural studies, poets} to think and come up with their own title, which could do justify people who are not heard. “The words lie buried underneath the boulders of mind” this states that the unprivileged people’s voices are been buried by the citizens and the government. Poet indirectly wants to “smart” people to title this poem as they think lower class people are unwary and injudicious. Another interpretation is, poet didn’t want to bound his thoughts and ideas with a title. He wants to give people freedom to interpret this poem in their