Poem Analayis

The title of the poem was “Until We Again  Rendezvous“ and was written by Udiah. The poem starts out as “This life has now passed away” I think the author is talking about how something big in his life is now gone so he will be dramatically changed. “They are with the Lord today” I think the author is talking about maybe his parents or some really close friends have died and are in heaven now. “Enjoying a better life anew” the author is implying that where they are now is better than where they were here. “Their memory shall we carry through” the author is saying how they will never be forgotten. “Until we again rendezvous” means until we meet again when I die. So to sum the poem up and make it short. Someone important in the author’s life has died, they are now in heaven and are living a better life there then they were here. He will remember the people that died forever until he dies and then after he dies he will meet them in heaven.

Read the poem at http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/until-we-again-rendezvous/

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This poem to me is a testament to the constant defeating nature of life. It will constantly put you down and beat the crap out of you. He talks about being “used, abused and thrown aside” such as say a boss using his hard work to climb the corporate ladder, or maybe a girlfriend using him for reasons of her own or countless other ways to think of it. He talks about wanting to rest about just going to sleep, or suicide as the case may be. But he says “Get up! Get up! No time to rest.” Like saying that suicide is the easy way out and life is too hard for that. He speaks nearly constantly of life trying to knock you down.

However he talks about getting up after getting knocked down. He tells you that life will do everything in its power to destroy you but you can’t let it destroy you, he talks about straightening out his head and I think of that as keeping his mind on the right track, and not letting life corrupt his values.

“Failure is nothing, But a brick in the wall, Because when it all comes down, It takes a real man to fall.”

Standing tall all through life is easy when everything goes your way. You know that you are a real man when you are able to stand proud in your life despite life’s attempts to knock you down. When you can spit in life’s rotten face and say “Go ahead buddy, give it your best shot, ‘cause I’m not going anywhere.

Or at least that’s my interpretation.

Cruelty of the chained dog

By Krysta Wagner

This poem is about a dog which is chained and feelings about telling his owners, from when they first got him until now.

The author uses first person (dog) point of view. He uses imagery like the reader can visualize the dog chained and the way is used to be like when he was a puppy they played with him. and the way it is now like he is gowen up and they don't have time for him anymore .The author kind of use personification because the dog is thinking and talking aloud.

The technical part of the poem has a rhyming scheme is A,B,B,C,D,E,E,F,G. This poem starts out with a question, and the poem ends with a statement. It uses monologue of the dog talking about the owners treating him to tell the story.. The overall mood is sad. What the dog expected at first was not what was happening to him now.

I think this poem can be related to cruel owners and lazy owners. It is always, fun and cute to get a new dog, But when it comes the work, people don’t want it anymore. As a dog owner, the poem struck me as sad and even depressing. I also learned from the poem on how to treat my dogs.

In conclusion, I really like the poem. It was easy to understand it really conveyed the message it meant to say. It related the mistreatment of dogs well for anyone to understand. The poetic did a really good job expressing the feelings of a dog in response to owners who don’t care about animals.

Never Ending Rain by Kristi Maxim

Never Ending Rain by Kristi Maxim

The poem under analysis is taken from the compilation of works by Kristi Maxim.  With regards to Never Ending Rain, it has a rhyme with lines three and five.  In every stanza there is the same rhyme scheme.  The simile it’s almost like a never ending rain means that it is just a miserable not fun time.  First of all, the poet hints at the struggle she’s having with her brother.  Therefore, people can relate to this even if it is a sister or break-up.  The author really emphasizes how much siblings really do mean to people.  You may have your fights and arguments, but they will always love you.  

The saying “Never Ending Rain” is a very powerful saying to me because it is sounding like a miserable time but it can be days or weeks before it works out.  Some things have to get worse before they can get better.  Everybody has miserable days but we all come together to make it better.  There will always be those people in your life who will put a smile on your face everyday no matter what happens.  Another saying I found interesting was “all I can do is shed the tears.”  I relate to this saying because when I am upset or have a lot of things on my plate I will cry.  I feel it is normal for people to cry when they are having a rough time in their lives.  I feel as if it is very hard for somebody to stop crying once you start.  

Another saying I found interesting was “the fear of being detached.”  When people get attached then all of a sudden something happens, they are apart from each other and it hurts both of them very much.  Even if it is a girlfriend and boyfriend or if it’s sisters or even brother and sister.  It is a very hard situation when you are with that person all day every day then you aren’t with them at all.  It can even be death, I lost a cousin out of nowhere.  It was a very hard time for me because he and I were so close.  I found myself crying and writing him a letter, even though he won’t get it.  The last thing I found was “you can feel it inside.”  You can tell it is a very hurtful thing when you can feel it inside.  This means that it is a big giant thing not just a little minor thing hurting you.  It can mean a life changing thing to you or a group of people.  It can be as little as a setback in life or a totally new obstacle.  

This poem really meant a lot to me because it defines who is really there for me.  Even though my siblings and I fight, I will always love them!  They are the ones who comfort me when I’m down.  We also have fun when we are on vacation.  There is never a dull moment in my house.  Even though my sister is at college, and my brother is leaving next year, we are constantly talking.  

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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

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The poem that I am doing an analysis about is Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.  In the poem I feel that Silverstein addresses people in general. There is repetition present throughout the poem, the phrase, when the sidewalk ends, is repeated many times through the poem. There is some end rhyme present throughout the poem but in each stanza it is not the same. For example in stanza one the end rhyme is end, begins, white, bright, flight, and wind (ABCCCA) then in stanza two the end rhyme is black, bends, grow, slow, go, and ends (ABCCCB).  So the end rhyme is kind of the same just the last word rhymes with the first word  in stanza one then the second word in stanza two. Finally, in stanza three the end rhyme is slow, go, knows, and ends. I feel the mood of the first stanza is happy then the second stanza is depressing. I think the mood of the third one is helpful.  

I feel that Silverstein uses the word choice that he does to create a very visual picture in people’s minds as they read this poem. I think that he is saying that we all need to get away from the darkness in our lives, and move toward the brighter place. The bright place could be many different things like seeking help for an addiction, but to me it represents heaven. The dark place could also represent many different things for different people like an addiction, but for me the dark place is represented by the Earth that we live on. You have to follow in the right path to leave your own darkness because if you go the wrong way you will just get wrapped back up in the darkness. You have to follow in one direction to get to heaven, and if you go the wrong way then you will just fall back into the wrong things you were doing on Earth. “When the sidewalk ends,” I think means that when your journey is over hopefully you are in the brighter place and not still in darkness. You pass away hopefully you go to heaven, and not to more darkness.

I like the use of Silverstein’s word choice throughout the poem. In line four, he says, “sun burns crimson bright,” this creates a very visual picture to me while I am reading it. I think the sun is shining that bright yellow color with a tint of red, so it makes the color crimson shine bright in the sky. In line six, I also enjoy his word choice. Silverstein mentions, “To cool in the peppermint wind,” this creates the visual image to me of the wind spiraling all around like in a peppermint the colors red and white are spiraled. When he says, "follow the chalk-white arrows,” I feel as he is saying that there is only the one certain way to go, and if you travel in a different path then you will get lost and not make it. When Silverstein says "the children, they know," makes me think that he is saying that you are a child it is easy to follow in that one path toward the good place, but as you get older it is harder to follow that one good path because there are so many other paths toward the bad that you can fall into.

I thought that this poem was very good, and it makes me realize that in life if you try to go to the good side you can make, but you have to turn your back on the darkness and stay on the right path. I also think that is poem is very true in the meaning that I believe it holds because as you get older life only gets more and more complicated. I loved his word choice because it helped me understand the poem a lot better than I normally understand a poem.  

My poem analysis is over the poem Brotherhood by Gerry Anderson.This is a poem about addiction and the heartache it can cause. The poem is directed towards addicts and their struggle. The author talks about addicts as being lost in spirit. This poem’s timeframe could be anywhere from the 1960’s to present time because it depicts addicts living on the streets.  To my understanding there has been drug problems in the cities of the United States all during these decades.  The poem refers to people who live on the streets, “begging for favors and pleading for change.”  

The poem Brotherhood is structured into 5 stanzas. There is no rhyme or meter in the stanzas of the poem.  At the end of each stanza there is a line that is repeated. The first, third and fourth stanzas have an overall sad mood. The second and fifth stanza have more of hopeful mood. In the second it is hopeful about the children and in the fifth it is hopeful that the addicts turn their life around.

Some examples of imagery in this poem are “streets paved with sadness”, “addicts begging for favors and pleading for change,” “desperation plagues their dark hollow eyes.” Through these words I can see inner city streets with hobos on the sidewalk asking for change with hollow, lifeless eyes.  People with no jobs, drug problems, who are scavenging for food, but given a dollar, they will spend it on drugs.

In the second stanza there is more positive imagery. “Smiles and joy light up their faces with glee, laughter fills the air with song and delight.” This makes me think of happy children playing in the park like you see in movies. Small children running around, chasing birds, and playing on the jungle gym.

The second and last stanzas turn to a more hopeful outlook.  The author talks about “praying for the ones that have given up hope” and “Hope for a future of love, faith and joy.”  Hope is essential for life. Without hope there is nothing to drive you forward.

This poem is kind of dark and depressing.  It is not something I would choose to read on an ongoing basis because I prefer more upbeat and optimistic literature.  I do think that the author was effective in getting his message out since he wrote this poem to “all those near and dear to the lost in spirit.”  I can see that if someone had battled addiction with a loved one or family member this poem might really hit home with them.  Fortunately, I have not had someone in my life that is using or addicted to drugs, so I cannot relate on that level to the poem. Overall I really appreciate this poems message. It sends a very important message about the hardships that people with addictions face everyday.

http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/brotherhood

Sonnet XV: When I Consider Everything That Grows

In Shakespeare's Sonnet XV: When I Consider Everything that Grows, I believe that Shakespeare is quite thoroughly describing his thoughts when he considers all in the universe that grows.  There isn't really definite place the sonnet really a definite place the sonnet takes place and Shakespeare and his thoughts are all that is involved in it.
As far as the structure of the sonnet goes, it has ABAB rhyme scheme with the ending couplet being AA. Shakespeare used personification a lot in this sonnet. Like in lines like "Where wasteful time debateth with decay" and "Whereon the stars in secret influence comment" I think each stanza was very philosophical in and nature and quite deep.
I, like most of Shakespeare's works, greatly enjoyed this sonnet. It was a quite an interesting read.  I highly recommend that you read this sonnet.

Sonnet XV

When I consider every thing that grows
Holds in perfection but a little moment,
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;

When I perceive that men as plants increase,
Cheered and cheque'd even by the self-same sky,
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,
And wear their brave state out of memory;

Then the conceit of this inconstant stay
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,
To change your day of youth to sullied night;

And all in war with Time for love of you,
As he takes from you, I engraft you new.