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According to the webster dictionary, famous means widely known. Naomi  Nye does a good job in her poem “Famous” of describing the many meanings of the word famous. Throughout the stanzas Nye is using an analogy between two worldly events in an extended metaphor or comparison to the word famous, even though the structure differs for the different analogies.  In the first stanza, Nye speaks about the river being famous to the fish and in this context famous is defined as home because the river is the home to the fish and the river plays a germane role in the fishes life, which is why the river is 'famous' to the fish. Nye is basically describing famous as being a vital partner in regards to the fish knowing the river very well. Nye also speaks about a cat and a bird. The cat sleeps and the bird watches . In this context, the bird knows the cat very well because the cat could wake up any moment and prey on the bird. With that being said the cat is able to eat the bird and the bird doesn't want this to happen and that's why the cat is very famous to the bird. In this sense the word famous means watched because the bird is watching the cat. Nye had many different definitions of famous and they contributed to the overall work because famous varies for the analogies and the context used for the example she gave.

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In the poem “Famous” by Naomi Shihab Nye goes against the well-known meaning of Famous, being highly known of very popular often because of an talent, and moving more towards the world meaning closeness. Nye seems to feel that fame is farther than popularity and relies on you closeness to others. The first part describes the first state of fame as fear, and the second is closeness and the last is reliability. As if you're building a relationship with another. The examples in the poem always has a connection with another and in some cases have a bond. These connections are range from a cat and bird to a boot and the earth. Nye ends the poem with the truth meaning of Famous to not be forgotten. Which is very similar to the truth meaning, being popular makes you remembered by many making you a icon in people's eyes. Thus Nye’s moral seems to be to strive to be not, rather than try to be known by many.

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In the poem “Famous” by Naomi Shihab Nye she has series of meanings for the word famous in each stanza, in my opinion I believe that to be famous it means you have to be someone who is extremely well known; for their actions -rapping, singing, or even begin a comedian. Begin famous is another way of saying begin popular, mostly famous individuals are on a mostly viewed on a TV show. In the poem, stanza one has meaning of familiarity stating that the fish is familiar to the river, since it has always known the river  -born and raised in the river- the fish has became accustomed to the river. In stanza two the word famous Signify boldness and extreme wild “loud voice” which wild and less tangible. In stanza three the word famous means a sense of danger, life threatened the birds are feeling threatened by the cats wishing that they’ll find another place to sleep. In stanza four the word famous has a meaning of touches, as the tear hits the face it do so in a way that’s smooth, “ briefly” not so rough but quick as well.. touches means the most it can signify the physical touch of feeling hand to hand. In stanza five the word famous means something that’s close to your by using the word “bosom” which means a woman chest. The word famous means that it’s something so deadly to you, closer to your heart is what is the famous thing to you. In stanza six the means which one you are nearly similar to, using the boot and earth as if they’re similar to each. However they are in a way, sharing that both are consider to have dirt involved. In stanza seven famous has a meaning to be as of the ones who cherish something very unique will have a powerful meaning to the then instead of the on that’s in the picture using the “bent photograph” as the analogy. In stanza eight the word famous means begin remember by an act that’s implement throughout the world or even simple acts that happen in a every day neighborhood. In stanza nine the author then using the words to explain what the word famous means personally to her , which is that the smallest thing she should be famous for, not begging “spectacular” but standing out. Overall the frame that was set apart in the poem is to be something that’s is famous for the smallest; minute thing will make you famous in your own way. Also she has devolved this by using framing her word with __ is famous to __ in each stanza to show the analogy.

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When people hear the word “famous” one definition comes to their mind, “widely known , popularity”.The word famous has alot of misconceptions towards its meaning because many people in the world only view “famous” as a representation of success or something being important to something. In Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous”, she explains the different definitions of famous within stanzas by making relevant objects famous to things that assume those objects are irrelevant. The structure of this poem is some what similar to a dictionary providing an example of famous used in a sentence. Also since Nye makes the stanzas with different lengths, one sentence symbolizing the importance of the definition, this developes a conversational tone. In stanza one, Nye gives one sentence that represents the way people use this definition of famous. In this stanza she explains that a river is famous to the fish, meaning that the fish reply on the river because they live in it but they might pay little to no attention to the river. The next stanza she explains noise with silence, by stating that the “loud voice is famous to silence” saying that the loud voices is the creator of silence and that once again a relevant thing is “famous “ to something that many feel may not be famous to. Throughout the entire poem Nye gives an example of famous in an analogy structure and by explaining how small objects are deeply important to larger objects. The last stanza of this poem makes it very clear of Nye’s personal meaning of famous and express how the word famous should be use instead of how it’s used in modern times. In the last stanza, Nye provides two objects ( a pulley and buttonhole) that are not noticed everyday but people really use and really rely on them but barely take notice to them. Nye ends the poem with this by saying these objects are famous “ not because it did anything spectacular “ but because they never forgot what it could do. In this poem Nye proves that modern world definition of “famous “ is used incorrectly and that famous really is something that has great importance towards many people. This provides a meaning of the real meaning of famous and opens readers mind to what they should concern famous or not

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Famous is described numerous times in the poem “Famous” by Naomi Nye. She first describes it as most important to life by using a fish’s connection to a river as an example. Next, Nye connects silence to a loud noise, making the loud noise famous even though it ends the silence. Which exemplifies a cause and effect relationship: in order to end silence you must use a loud noise. She also connotes famous as some type of instinctive fear by showing the predotory-prey relationship between a bird and a cat. The bird will know to always watch out for the cat, therefore making the cat famous to the birds because of their knowledge of it. In the next line, “A tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek” shows the reader how famous could also mean to connect with or to on a physical level. For example, how our fingernails are famous to our fingers or how our hair is famous to our body. This example is further supported by speaking of a boot connecting to the earth and being famous to it. Yet, before that is told, Nye gives us another connotation of famous by speaking of a mental idea being famous to our “bosom” which also shows that famous could mean connecting with or to on a mental level. Which supports our last idea. By mentioning a bent photograph being “famous to the one who carries it”, Nye tells us that being famous is obviously being important to someone that they carry a memento if you around, but the person in that photo doesn’t find themselves so meaningful that they carry of photo of their own selves around. Being famous to one person is usually one sided in this case. When Nye begins using “I” we get the usual definition of famous which is “known to very many people” and that’s what the speaker wanted. In the last stanza, Nye finalizes her ideas by making a link to a butthole and how it already knows what to do to please it’s person and she wants to do. She wants to expand her horizons and be known by the world as the woman who went her whole life without any troubles because she didn’t forget what she could do.

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Naomi Shihab Nye Poem, “Famous,” amplifies the meaning of the word famous through the use of analogy stems. Typically the world defines the word ‘famous’ as a person who seemingly ordinary people care about, they celebrate the person's achievements and, often, their downfalls. Their name makes the headlines of the hottest magazine or the most booming websites. Furthermore, Nye begins by using the word “famous” as meaning Important. Her usage of the stem "The _______ is famous to the _______" throughout the poem reminds the reader of an analogy, which is often used to compare two things. But Nye uses the word famous to distinguish the importance of the “river” to the “fish.” Particularly these fish live in a river. They are surrounded by this body of water. They are certainly in the water but the fish never think about the body of water unless, say they are pulled out of the water by fisherman, then they will notice how vital the body of water was to their life because the body of water o the river is the only enviroment the fish has ever known. Which makes the river “famous” to the fish. In Addition to importance, Nye defines the word famous as being precious or invaluable. She uses the example of a “bent photograph” saying that the photograph is more famous to the one carrying it than to the one who is actually in the photo. The thought of a bent photograph can best be described as a photograph that has been taken out viewed, cherished; then, put away and taken out again. Also the photograph can probably mean that the one who carries the photo loves the picture because it holds meaning but the one in the photo could care less about it because of one minute complication like the way they posed or smiled. Which makes the photograph more famous to the carrier. All in all we learn that fame is affinitive, something can only be famous to something else. You can not be famous alone. Something is only famous if someone or something else considers it to be famous.

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In the poem "Famous" by Naomi Shihab the word famous is used to describe multiple different relationships between different elements of nature and things that exist in the world in general. As being apart of society we normally view the word famous as someone who is well-known even if that person who is considered famous has no clue whatsoever of our existence; we are not in their daily acknowledgement. However, in the first line of the poem the relationship is between the river and the sea while the word famous can represent the importance of the river considering it is needed for the fish survival. In today's society we can live without the definition we consider to be famous because they are ordinary people like ourselves, so why are they so well-known when they are basically the same as us. Next, Nye introduces the analogy of a loud voice to silence which are the complete opposite however the loud voice is almost notorious because its opposing definition gives it significance to the silence. Therefore, the word famous in context can be considered as something bad or as an interruption of peace. These are only a view of the simple but overlooked relationships that we tend to overlook. We as human beings always focus on the big flashy and luxurious things while we overlook the simplistic yet complexity of the water and fish or the silence and the noise that breaks this silence. You should not have to be considered famous because you did something so impossible and huge, but because you smiled and said hello, you should be remembered.

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Within the world, we classify the word famous to be something or someone well known and/or they care about your existence. In Naomi Shihab Nye's poem, "Famous," she provides various interpretations about the word famous within differing context. She includes each example with the use of an analogy. Nye begins by stating that "the river is famous to the fish" and that "the loud voice is famous to silence." This examples both show an element of famous meaning important with the river being famous/important to the fish because without the river the fish would not be able to survive or the fact that fish do not know anything more than the environment of the river, and also, the loud voice is famous/important to silence because without the loud voice silence would not exist or even be a classification of noise.  Similarly, "the idea you carry close to your bosom is famous to your bosom," shows the focus of famous meaning important because if you hold an idea close to your bosom, it has to hold some type of significance. Moving along, the author illustrates famous within the analogy of the sleeping cat being famous to the birds, which demonstrates the prominence of watching the cat to maintain the safety of all the birds, and the insertion of the tear being famous to the cheek that implies that the cheek bring acknowledgement to the existence of the tear; without the cheek brings into question: where would the tear fall? Famous continues to be explained with the interjection of the analogies of the boot being famous to the earth and a dress shoes being famous to floors that helps exemplify the frequency of a boot mainly only stepping foot outdoors and a dress shoe, which is meant mainly for special occasions, are seen on floors, which are indoors. Through each analogy, the author overall symbolizes famous to be something of importance; famous is to have meaning or significance to things that function together, provide existence, or just simply acknowledgement.

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When we think about being famous we usually think about it in one way and that’s being extremely well known by many people mosty in the media. In “ Famous” by Naomi Shihab Nye she describes “famous” differently in each stanza. In the first stanza “ The river is famous to the fish “ in this stanza  famous means the only thing they know. In stanza two “ The loud is famous to silence in this stanza famous means what is opposite to what you’re used to to . In the third stanza “ The  cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds” what you pay attention to can be considered famous. In the fourth stanza “ The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek” what touches you can be famous. In the fifth stanza “ The idea you carry close to your bosom is famous” famous means what you find close to your own heart. In the sixth stanza ‘The boot is famous to the earth” famous means whatever is around the most is famous to you.  In the seventh stanza “ The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it” famous means whatever someone cares about deeply. In the eighth stanza “ Famous as the one who smiled back” famous means being remember for a kind act. In the final stanza “ I want to be famous in the way a pulley is … because it never forgot what it could do” famous means staying true to one’s self . These meanings of famous contribute to the work because these different meaning show that the author is teaching the reader about perspective and how the meaning about life and situations is different based on who is viewing it and how it’s viewed.

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The world depicts the word famous as someone who is popular and gets a lot of attention from others, and the media for having a talent, unique gift, or appearance. In Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous,” there are many synonyms that can be used to substitute the different analogies used to define the word famous. The redundant analogies are used to explain the speaker’s reasoning of what it means to be famous. In the first line the speaker uses the word famous to mean familiar, a fish is familiar with water just as in society people are familiar with someone who is famous. The speaker then uses the word “famous” to mean “stands out” when she says, “the loud voice is famous to silence” the same is true that someone who is famous definitely stands out, people pay them much more attention and it is hard for them to go out in public places. In the third stanza the speaker suggests that the word famous can also mean threatening. A cat sleeping on a fence is threatening to the birds that watch it; someone who is famous could be notorious and threatening to police forces or higher authority in society. The speaker continues to use common synonyms for the word famous as substitutes for his examples of what it means to be famous such as, “important”, “known”, “precious,” and “valuable.” In the end, however, the speaker says that she wishes to be famous in the way that society defines being famous, and that is in a popular yet original way. The speaker says she wants to be, “famous as the one who smiled back,” which could possibly be an allusion to God. She wants to be as famous as God.