1)Annabel Lee by: Edgar Allan Poe
When I first heard that we had to look for poetry, I immediately wanted to do Annabel Lee. My sophomore year we did the song Annabel Lee. And my teacher was explaining to us that Annabel Lee is a poem about a man whose wife died. After I heard the story behind the song, I immediately wanted to find this and read the poem. Once I found the poem, I was so excited to read this. Apparently a man had a wife named Annabel Lee, and she died. They met each other when they were very young, and they grew up together. And eventually they got married. He used a lot of symbolism in his poem. When he said "My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me." He was saying that she died, and she was taken away from her.
2) For A Daughter who leaves by: Janice Mirikitani
The title really explains this poem. I really like this poem because it gets into the parents’ feelings on their daughter. They are about to give their daughter away to a young man, and she’ll be on her own raising a family just like they did. It shows that mothers really treasure their daughter, and even though they do not want to let go of their little girl, they have to. The mother is thinking back on her childhood, and how she raised her daughter. She is sitting at the wedding thinking on how her life will be once she says "I do." She has taught her all of the right and wrong things in life, and she has taught her how to handle certain situations. For almost everything, her daughter depended on her for the things she needed. And now that her daughter is about to take a giant leap in life, she will no longer ask for her help anymore.
3) Dreams by: Langston Hughes
This poem is very short, but it means a lot. Sometimes you have to think out of the box, and that is what I did. "Dreams", that title alone means a lot. Everyone has dreams and everyone wants their dreams to come true. Some dreams are capable of coming true, and others aren’t. You have to hold on to your dreams, and be focused on them. Your dreams will never leave you, and sometimes people take advantage of the opportunity to make their dream(s) come true. So hold on to your dreams, and don’t let anyone tell you different. If you have dreams, and you don’t do anything to accomplish them, then they will die. You will never see the light. And you will spend your time regretting what you did or did not do. Once your dreams slip away and pass you up, they are gone. They leave forever, in life you rarely get a second chance. So take advantage of your moment to make your dream(s) come true.
When I first heard that we had to look for poetry, I immediately wanted to do Annabel Lee. My sophomore year we did the song Annabel Lee. And my teacher was explaining to us that Annabel Lee is a poem about a man whose wife died. After I heard the story behind the song, I immediately wanted to find this and read the poem. Once I found the poem, I was so excited to read this. Apparently a man had a wife named Annabel Lee, and she died. They met each other when they were very young, and they grew up together. And eventually they got married. He used a lot of symbolism in his poem. When he said "My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me." He was saying that she died, and she was taken away from her.
2) For A Daughter who leaves by: Janice Mirikitani
The title really explains this poem. I really like this poem because it gets into the parents’ feelings on their daughter. They are about to give their daughter away to a young man, and she’ll be on her own raising a family just like they did. It shows that mothers really treasure their daughter, and even though they do not want to let go of their little girl, they have to. The mother is thinking back on her childhood, and how she raised her daughter. She is sitting at the wedding thinking on how her life will be once she says "I do." She has taught her all of the right and wrong things in life, and she has taught her how to handle certain situations. For almost everything, her daughter depended on her for the things she needed. And now that her daughter is about to take a giant leap in life, she will no longer ask for her help anymore.
3) Dreams by: Langston Hughes
This poem is very short, but it means a lot. Sometimes you have to think out of the box, and that is what I did. "Dreams", that title alone means a lot. Everyone has dreams and everyone wants their dreams to come true. Some dreams are capable of coming true, and others aren’t. You have to hold on to your dreams, and be focused on them. Your dreams will never leave you, and sometimes people take advantage of the opportunity to make their dream(s) come true. So hold on to your dreams, and don’t let anyone tell you different. If you have dreams, and you don’t do anything to accomplish them, then they will die. You will never see the light. And you will spend your time regretting what you did or did not do. Once your dreams slip away and pass you up, they are gone. They leave forever, in life you rarely get a second chance. So take advantage of your moment to make your dream(s) come true.
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