Poem Analysis: Minor Miracle By Marilyn Nelson
The poem that I wanted to analyze for this weeks discussion is "Minor Miracle" by Marilyn Nelson. The "Voice" of the poem is that of the poet. This is implied in the first sentence where the author prefaces the poem stating, "Which reminds me of another knock-on-wood memory." The whole poem is recounted by the poet as if she was reliving a memory or telling the story to some friends. The poem ends abruptly with "He climbed back into his truck and drove away," and does not allow any chance for the poet or her listeners to respond to the surprise ending. This poem is best read as though you were listening to a friend recount a story that had happened to them recently. I thoroughly enjoyed the imagery that Nelson brought forth in her
Poem Analysis: Small Town With One Road By Gary Soto
805 Words | 4 PagesSoto uses repetition and motif to describe how weather can depict the mood of a story and how little things can have great effects on people. Gary Soto includes a motif of weather throughout the poem to illustrate the mood and setting of the poem. Soto begins with “December. Frost cracking,beneath my steps, my breath before me. Her house the one who burned yellow night and day, in any weather” (5-8).
Benevolence Tony Hoagland Analysis
706 Words | 3 PagesTony Hoagland uses diction and imagery in this narrative poem to create a melancholy tone. The speaker imagines when their father dies, he will be reincarnated as a dog. They say they know what their favorite sound will be (opening fridge, cracking an ice cube tray, the clink of ice bouncing around in a glass). As a dog, he won’t be able to speak, (pronounce favorite drink, express preference for malt) he will only be able to bark and point his nose
Poem Analysis Of 'A Story' By Li-Young Lee
869 Words | 4 PagesAs a parent, it is so hard to watch your child grow older because you would prefer them to stay little forever. Thinking about your child getting older is scary and can often make you forget to truly take in the special moments while they are young. In Li-Young Lee’s poem A Story he represents this parental feeling throughout the entire poem that focuses on the relationship between a father and his son. Li-Young Lee uses different poetic elements throughout the poem to develop the father’s complex attitude towards his relationship with his son, worried for the future, but still cherishing the present.
Crystal Stars Have Begun To Shine Poem Analysis
708 Words | 3 PagesCan people be fully mature? Many teeangers and adults think they are mature and can control many things. Here are two literary works that show how people are not fully mature as they thought. A short story “Crystal Stars Have Begun to Shine” by Martha Brooks and a poem “12 years old” by Kim Stockwood deal with the maturity of people.
Edward Hirsch's Execution Poem Analysis
566 Words | 3 PagesThe feeling of astonishment and awe are directed into the speaker’s impersonal tone. During the poem, the speaker leaves out emotional ties in
Poem Analysis: The Leaving By Brigit Pegeen Kelly
807 Words | 4 PagesPeople have the need to always prove their self worth to everyone. In the poem The Leaving, Brigit Pegeen Kelly demonstrates how an individual’s environment and expectations of others encourages a person’s actions. In the poem the girl is so dedicated to her work that she’s willing to stay late even when her father doubts her. The speaker takes on the challenge to prove to her father that she can complete her task, and she successfully proves to him that she can do it. By proving her self worth to her father, the speaker faces new challenges along the way that test her own thoughts and decision making which ultimately determines the pursuit of her hard work.
Poem Analysis Of 'A Story' By Li-Young Lee
793 Words | 4 PagesThe poem “A Story” by Li-Young Lee depicts the complex relationship between a boy and his father when the boy asks his father for a story and he can’t come up with one. When you’re a parent your main focus is to make your child happy and to meet all the expectations your child meets. When you come to realize a certain expectation can’t satisfy the person you love your reaction should automatically be to question what would happen if you never end up satisfying them. When the father does this he realizes the outcome isn’t what he’d hope for. He then finally realizes that he still has time to meet that expectation and he isn’t being rushed.
At Mornington Poem Analysis
478 Words | 2 PagesThe poem, At Mornington was written by Australian poet, Gwen Harwood. It was published in 1975 under her own name. At Mornington is about a woman reminiscing about her past when she is with her friend. There are many themes explored in this poem including memory, death and time passing.
Poem Analysis: Oxygen By Mary Oliver
303 Words | 2 PagesI have chosen the poem titled Oxygen by Mary Oliver, found on page 373 in the Meyer text for first analysis. This poem is essential about someone who is seriously ill, however, the tone is rather appreciative and hopeful. In line 5-6, the individual–might be the author herself– kneels by the fire, and this may connect to the fuel that is keeping her partner alive. The burning logs correlates to the life within her partner, that as long as they burn, he will be kept alive. The oxygen fuels the fire burning and also keeps her man alive; however, he is ill and “in his usual position, leaning on his shoulder.”
Analysis Of An Echo Sonnet By Robert Pack
991 Words | 4 PagesThe form of the poem is structured effectively to enhance the readers’ understanding of the author 's intentions The voice B the superficial aspect of the author’s person, or it can be said to represent the goural people on their fears and insecurity about the future. By having the voice let out its concern and misgivings the poet increases the readers’ attachment to the poem. By having the “echo,” a one-word addendum that each rhymes to the last
Poem Analysis: Alzheimer's By Kelly Cherry
839 Words | 4 PagesThe speaker of this poem is the author, who is also the daughter of whom she writes about. Ideally, the writer narrates the poem in order to genuinely explain the turmoil loved ones face on a daily basis while dealing with this disease. The beginning of the poem creatively uses a simile to introduce us to “a crazy old man back
Poem Analysis Of 'Kindness' By Naomi Shihab Nye
698 Words | 3 PagesThe literary elements in this poem add to the effect the poem has on the reader, which can be different for everyone, but it makes the reader reflect on their own life and how kindness has changed
Poem Analysis: The Feed By M. T Anderson
934 Words | 4 PagesHow would you feel if someone could control what you were thinking? In “The Feed” written by M.T Anderson, everyone living in the community had a feed in their brain that was controlled by one large organization. Violet, the main character, suffers through a malfunction in her feed that changes the way she sees her society. Most people’s opinions can be changed when they have experienced the benefits and the disadvantages of something. Since Violet is aware of how life is with and without the feed, she becomes hesitant to believing that her community is being run efficiently.
A Litany By Gregory Dr Analysis
603 Words | 3 PagesIn the poem “A Litany” by Gregory Orr, the most prominent formal element would be the use of anaphora, with the use of the phrase “I remember”. Although the poem has only one stanza, it is comprised of seventeen lines, and ten sentences. Within this single stanza, it has eight sentences that begin with the “I remember”, and the final two sentences breaking from the anaphora. The two final sentences, comprising the last four lines, are each distinct from each other, as no new anaphora is introduced. Not only is anaphora the most obvious feature, but it is essential for capturing and maintaining the reader’s attention, building momentum and anticipation without explicitly revealing the traumatic nature of the poem as a way to entice (or deter) the reader.
The Glass Cafe Poem Analysis
1338 Words | 6 PagesTamara Al Ali Rola Jaber English 10 20th January, 2017 Compare and Contrast Essay “If a group of people one day wills to live---fate (God) must answer its call---And the night must fade---And the chain must break” (Abou El-Kacem Al-Chabbi). Playwriting is one of the most famous ways to break the chain and express the writer’s feelings. Many famous writers use playwriting as a way of sending a message to people, and one of those writers is Sa’dallah Wannous.
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