comparative poetry analysis
Ian Connolly Hr.5
Introduction
poems have meaning. the poet does not come out and say it, you have to look for tone and word choice, figurative language, and form and structure.
tone and word choice
In Sleeping in the Forest the author keeps a serious and ominous tone. She uses dream-like words like luminous doom and tiny kingdoms. In Problems With Hurricanes the author keeps a respectful and serious tone. He throws in some humor with words like "flying bananas"
figurative language
In Sleeping in the Forest the author uses metaphors and similes to let the readers have a mental image. In Problems With Hurricanes the whole poem is a metaphor for "the most innocent things are potentially dangerous"
form and structure
In Sleeping in the Forest the lines are mostly centered. In Problems With Hurricanes the lines are placed to looked like a wave.
conclusion
When you read a poem read it aloud and always find the meaning. Find the authors style and tone. find rhythm or rhyme scheme. Find what it means to YOU. To me it might be different. For me I think it means the dream is better than the reality in "sleeping in the forest". To me it means the little, innocent things could be dangerous in "problems with hurricanes". to you it could be something else.