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This poem is based upon the Great Wall of China. The first verse starts with a simile, stating how a wall is like a knife, splitting one side from another. The next verse continues on with this, stating that no wall could ever be taller, thicker, or longer than the Great Wall of China. In the 3rd verse, the author uses repetition to help enforce that the Great Wall of China is the 'best'. The next verses state that even if even if another wall was to be made 1 thousand times thicker, longer, and taller, it still wouldn't block out clouds, wind, rain, sunshine, water, air, and a billion people. Overall, this poem is meant to tell people that the Great Wall of China will be, and will forever be, the 'best' wall using techniques such as repetition to help overstate the point.

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This poem starts by stating what a poem cannot do, doing so in lowercase, most likely for the purpose of showing that the poem is very flowy, and makes it easy to read so the point is understood. This style continues over many verses, saying how poems will not protect you from a bullet, or bomb, or turn back time. After, it says what a poem really can do, and uses metaphors including 'the crust in your eyes'. The author then changes back, and says that a poem cannot swallow a bullet, but can swallow the hate and spit it back, including more similes like 'float like balloons'. In the next verse, the author uses repetition in the form of the word block, using it many times at the end of each line. In the end, the author concludes by wondering where we would be if everyone knew what poems could do.

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This poem has 1 stanza and 26 lines. It has no rhyme scheme which means it is a free verse poem.

The meaning of this poem is to represent heritage, as it is heavily based upon existence, as the author uses lines like "Remember your birth, how your mother struggled

to give you form and breath." and "Remember your father. He is your life, also." to portray birth.

This poem uses auditory imagery, using the phrase "Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, their families, their histories, too. Talk to them, listen to them." This is used to tell the reader to remember their ancestors, and listen to what they say, which connects to listening to your family.

This poem uses repetitive language, as the word 'Remember' is repeated a lot. Other devices used include caesura, as the author uses colons, commas, and full stops throughout sentences to help give pauses, which change the impact of the sentence. Personification is also used, with the phrase 'They are alive poems', which suggests talking to your ancestors.

The effect of this poem is to emphasize to the reader to remember their past, representing heritage, portraying life and how they were born. This is to remind the reader to grow and listen to ancestors.

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The Jaguar: Ted Hughes - Individual Ideation

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The Jaguar: Ted Hughes - Individual Ideation

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In 'The Jaguar', Ted Hughes suggests that freedom of the mind can be achieved through imagination.

In 'The Jaguar', Ted Hughes suggests that dominance comes from others having fear of you.

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Care: Craig Santos Perez - Thesis Statement

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Care: Craig Santos Perez - Thesis Statement

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In Care, Craig Santos Perez portrays that the key idea is that love and compassion can take you through hard times.

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The Beautiful World in Ruins: Steve Potter

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The Beautiful World in Ruins: Steve Potter

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This poem has 7 stanzas with 6 lines in each, except the last stanza with only 3 lines. This poem has no rhyming scheme, meaning it is a free verse poem.

The meaning of this poem is to symbolize what the world would be like if there was nothing, and to symbolize how beautiful the world actually is, and to tell the reader to give appreciation to the current world.

In the poem, the author uses all 5 types of imagery, each beginning a separate stanza. "What can you hear in the silence?" relates to auditory imagery, "and what can you see in the tangled vines?" relates to visual imagery, "What can you taste in the world after time?" relates to gustatory imagery, "and what can you smell on the nothing wind?" relates to olfactory imagery, and finally "and what can you feel on the ruined ground relates to tactile imagery.

The author uses very simple language, simply stating the small things that most people don't notice, and take for granted but the author uses simple words to express that these things are important in some way or another. All types of imagery are used, as they state all things that are not appreciated. The repetition of 'nothing' is also very apparent, as the poem is to emphasize what would happen to the world without even small things.

The effect that this poem has on the reader is to convey that the world in its current state is beautiful, and without many of the non-appreciated things, the world would be nothing.

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Care: Craig Santos Perez - Sentence Phrase Word

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Care: Craig Santos Perez - Sentence Phrase Word

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Sentence: "Am I strong enough to plead: "please, help us, please, just let us pass, please, we aren't suicide bombs."

I chose this sentence because I am curious about where they are trying to pass, and why they have to plead to pass through.

Phrase: "Am I strong enough..?"

I chose this phrase because the author shows that they have to be strong enough to go across the borders. This means that he is questioning himself, as he is doubtful.

Word: "barreling"

I chose this word as it conveys that the flames, nails, and shrapnel are being violently thrown. This is interesting as the author doesn't state who is throwing them, and it gives a mood that they don't like them.

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Demeter: Carol Ann Duffy - Thesis Statement

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Demeter: Carol Ann Duffy - Thesis Statement

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In the poem 'Demeter', Carol Ann Duffy suggests that relationships can benefit your health, however they can also deteriorate your health aswell.

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In my quick write, I added 2 paragraphs; "The sound of a riot, Hearing everyone shout, Feeling the crowd rush by." and "Quiet all around, Nothing to disturb, The soft feel of the wind." which adds different types of imagery to convey the differences between the 'old' world and the 'new' world.

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This poem has 1 stanza and 11 lines. It is a free verse poem as there is no rhyme scheme.

The meaning of this poem is to show the perspective of the cockroach, showing how it frantically tries to get out of the cup.

This poem does not use a specific type of imagery based on the 5 senses, however, it uses imagery to show the cockroach's perspective and convey how the cockroach feels while it is in a coffee cup.

The language that this poem uses portrays the view of the cockroach. Devices like enjambment are used to give the poem a smoother feel, however, caesura is also used to give breaks at suspenseful moments.

The overall effect of this poem is to show the perspective of a cockroach in a coffee cup, showing its struggles of trying to get out before death.

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This poem has 1 stanza and 10 lines. It is a free verse poem as it has no rhyming scheme.

The meaning of this poem is to show a beetle's perspective, and show how a beetle is inside a daisy. This is from someone elses perspective, however it shows what he sees the beetle doing.

Visual imagery is used to show the person's perspective of what the beetle is doing. This is the only type of imagery used as the poem is based off the person's view of the beetle.

This poem has many devices, namely caesura, mostly including commas in "A beetle caught my eye, one day," to break up a line, semicolons in "Beside the path;" to give a break while showing 'beside the path' is related to the next part. In the lines "There, with his head buried deep in a daisy–centre, Pigging and bolting it—great, scented, yellow mouthfuls—With the space he had already eaten" use emdash's, showing connections between them all.

The effect this has on the reader is to show a perspective of a beetle, and the 'beauty' of being a beetle.

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This poem has 4 stanzas, with 17 lines. It is in 3rd person. The rhyme scheme is as follows; AAAB and assonance, ABCDD, ABCB, AABB. This rhyming is to help the smoothness of the poem.

The meaning of this poem is to show guilt of someone who's family is deceased. This is to show the true pain of loving loved ones.

This poem uses visual imagery in the sentence "Today my brother I shall not see." This is used as their brother has passed away.

This poem uses repetition of "Whoi", to show the ongoing grief of the person that has lost their loved ones. This is also use of anaphora. A simile is used in the phrase "Tears streamed down her cheeks, like raindrops down the window screen.", as the tears are being described as raindrops. This shows that there are a lot of tears, as there are usually lots of raindrops on a window screen. Symbolism is also used as "Red ribbons" symbolize love for the deceased.

The effect this has on the reader is to tell them to appreciate their loved ones, as they may pass away at any moment.

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This poem has 6 stanzas, and 18 lines with 3 lines in each stanza. It is a free verse poem as there is no rhyme scheme.

The meaning of this poem is to show the fierceness of a bear contrasted to its gentle fur. This shows how the bear is more threatening than it looks.

This poem uses visual imagery in the stanza "Looks, and we Look, and his Hot eye" to show the bear's eye is threatening them. This is used to give an intimidating feeling to the reader.

The poem uses a colon in the stanza "The bear’s fur Is gentle but His eye is not:" to show in the next stanza that the bear's eye is "burning our way" to show the fierceness.

The effect of this poem is to show the reader that a bear is more of a powerful animal than it may look, as just their eyes can be threatening to look at.

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Invictus: William Ernest Henley - Tone and Mood Reflection

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Invictus: William Ernest Henley - Tone and Mood Reflection

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Tone: The tone of this poem is confident, as words like 'unconquerable' give a feeling of power. This also conveys the tone of power.

Mood: The mood of this poem is creepy, as there are words like 'bloody' and 'menace' and 'horror', which help give an eerie feeling.

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The poem 'Guilt' sparked my empathy, as I can relate that if my loved ones died, I would be in grief. The poem shows what someone has to go through once all their loved ones are gone. This means to go through a loved ones death, this might happen.

The poem 'Care' also sparked my empathy, as the poem describes being refugees. I can relate as if I was a refugee and needed to cross a dangerous border, I would have similar feelings to the people described. I would be panicked and confused, as crossing a border illegally is very dangerous.

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Bent to the Earth: Blas Manuel De Luna - Empathetic Response

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Bent to the Earth: Blas Manuel De Luna - Empathetic Response

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The lines "who had seen his father about to lose the one he loved, who had lost some friends who would never return, who, later that morning, bent to the earth and went to work." spark my empathy as there are lots of devices used to show that freedom does not equal happiness, as they are free, however they are still forced to work and do many other things.