NARRAtiVE POEM

liES ABOUt lOVE
WE ARE A liARS,
BECAUSE tHE tRUtH Of yEStERDAy BECOMES A liE tOMORROW,
WHEREAS lEttERS ARE fiXED,
AND WE liVE By tHE lEttER Of tRUtH.
tHE lOVE i fEEl fOR My BOyfRiEND,
tHiS yEAR, iS DiffERENt fROM tHE lOVE i fElt lASt yEAR.
iF iT WERE NOT SO, iT WOUlD BE A liE.
yEt WE REitERAtE lOVE, lOVE, lOVE,
AS iF iT WERE A COiN WiTH A fiXED VAlUE
iNStEAD Of A flOWER tHE DiES
AND OPENS A DiffERENt BUD

DESCRiPtiVE lANGUAGE

WAS ASSiStiNG yOU...
yOUR WElCOME!
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tHE RAVEN POEM

tHE MEANiNG OF tHiS POEM iS SORROW, BECAUSE hES DEAliNG WiTH tHE dEAtH OF SOME ONE tHE SEttiNG iS HiS HOUSE AROUND tHE MONtH Of DECEMBER AND iTS iN tHE MiDNiGht AND itS DREARy iTS iN iNtERNAl RyhME. EVERy OtHER liNE Of tHE POEM CONStANtly RhyME.

liMERiCkS

ONCE i ViSitED fRANCE,
AND lEARNED A NEW AWSOME DANCE,
i tWiRlED,
AND i SWiRlED,
AND tHEN i lOST My PANtS,
iN A PilE Of ANtS,
tHEN WhEN BACk TtO fRANCE
tO lEARN A NEW DANCE.

HOlOCAUSt SURViVOR BiO POEM

***iVO
-ChRiStiAN, EdUCAtED, yOUNG, AND HANdSOME
-ZAGREB, yUGOSlAViA
-lOVER Of SChOOl, fAMily, HiS REliGiON
-WhO fEElS lOSt, WORRiED, SAD
-WhO GiVES HOPE, hAPPiNESS, COMfORt
-WhO fEARS GEttiNG COUGht, lOSiNG HiS fAMily AND DyiNG
-WhO EXPERiENCED WAR, SADNESS, lONlEyNESS
-WhO AftER THE HOlOCAUSt EMiGRATED tO tHE UNitED StAtES tO hAVE liBERty
***hERZER

MOtHER tO SON By: lANqStON hUGhES

WHAt iS tHE POEM ABOUt?!?
- ThE POEM tAlkS ABOUt tHE StRUGGlES
tHAt ShES BEiNG tHROUGht.

WHAt iS tHE tHEME?!?
- liVE iS DiFFiCUlt BUt AlWAyS kEEP
yOUR hEAD UP AND DONt GiVE UP.

WhAt DOES tHE MOtHER WANt tHE SON tO DO?!?
- WhAt ShES tElliNG hER SON iS tHAT EVEN tHOUGh tHE
DARkNESS AND hAPPiNESS AlWAyS fiND tHE liGHt

WHAt iS tHE MEtApHORE Of tHE POEM?!?
- ShES COMPARiNG tHE CRyStAl STAiRS tO lifE

tO WhAt WOUlD yOU COMPARE MORNiNq tO?!?

i WOUlD COMPARE tHE MORNiNG tO ShOPPiNG
yOU NEVER kNOW WhERE yOU MiGht DECiDE tO GO.
WhERE yOU MiGht DECiDE tO GEt
AND WhAt tHE NEW fAShiON, STyle MiGht BE.
yOUR DAy MiGht GO SO EADy likE if yOUR ShOPPiNG AND
fiNDiNG EVERytHiNG yOU likE.
OR yOUR DAy MiGht GO BAD liKE if yOU'RE HAViNG tROUBlE
lOOKiNG fOR A SPECiAl tyPE Of ShiRt yOU WANt
BUt CAN't fiND
EVERyStORE iS DiffERENt
WitH DiffERENt tHiNGS tO SEE AND tRy ON
ShOWiNG OtHERS OUR PERSONAlity tHROUGht OUR ClOtHES

hOW DO yOU fEEl AbOUt POEtRy?!?

POEtRy iS SOMEtHiNG i lOVE tO WRitiNG EVEN tHOUGh i DON'T DO it OftEN.WhEN i WRitE i fEEl likE i tAkE EVERythiNG OUt tHAt'S MAkiNG ME fEEl SAD MAD OR HAPPy! SOMEtiMES jUSt By READiNG OtHER PEOPlE'S POETRY yOU'll tHE REAl tHEM iNSiDE. iT'S WAy Of EXPRESSiNG yOURSElf WitHOUT GOiNG iNtO dEtAil. POEtRy COME RiGht fROM tHE hEARt.