Poetry English 3 by CHRISTYNA ZHENG https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08 10 Poems of my Choice en-us 2018-02-08 16:18:13 UTC 2018-02-17 23:59:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Fairytale Girl czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229674588 I'm not that girl who's loved by all.
Don't wear dresses or go to balls.
I'm not the kind who likes to sing.
Don't dream of wearing a diamond ring.

I've watched the movies
A hundred times.
Promises of a tall, dark,
And handsome 
Boy in disguise.

But I know there's more out there
Waiting for me.
My dreams come in
A different variety.

My blue jeans,
My sneakers,
My hopes and dreams
Have a fairytale ending
Just for me.

So goodbye Cinderella,
'Cause I'm on a roll.
Don't need a prince charming
To have or to hold.

The way I am is perfect,
No doubt in my mind.
I'm different, I guess,
And I guess I don't mind.]]> 2018-02-08 16:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229674588 Explanation for "Fairytale Girl" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229677861 In "Fairytale Girl", there are six stanzas: four quatrains and two cinquains. This poem has all of the line structures - end stopped, enjambment, and caesura. There are also many figurative language such as end rhyme in the whole first stanza, assonance with the long i sound in the second stanza - "times" and "disguise", hyperbole with "I've watched the movies a hundred times", anaphora with the word "my" in the fourth stanza, and alliteration with the "ll" sound in the fifth stanza - "Cinderella" and "roll". This poem tells a story about a girl that isn't the same from all the other typical girls out there.  I feel like that kind of relates to me.]]> 2018-02-08 16:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229677861 Forever Vanished Love czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229678103 Everything was simple
Everything was fine
I knew I couldn't have you
And I knew why

I tried to move on
I dated other guys
But then when we'd hang out
I knew I had lied to myself

You noticed me drifting
You said, "Please explain"
But I didn't want to loose you
So, I tried to deal with the pain

It's hard to be with you
It gets harder each day
When I look into your eyes
I feel my body floating away

I miss the way it used to be
You don't feel the change
You don't know I really love you
I'm sure to you; it's just a game

As I close my eyes tonight
I'll pray as I was taught to do
I'll pray that you realize that
I love you, but I can't have you.]]> 2018-02-08 16:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229678103 Explanation for "Forever Vanished Love" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229871275 In "Forever Vanished Love", there are six stanzas and all of them are quatrains. The entire poem is also an enjambment line structured poem. There is a hyperbole in stanza four - "I feel my body floating away". There are also a rhyme in stanza 3 and 6 has a ABCB rhyme. This poem is about someone that likes this other person, but the crush doesn't know or is just playing with them. It's tearing that person inside out liking that person. ]]> 2018-02-09 01:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229871275 One Secret czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874153 You walk away as I cry,
you turn your back on my tears.
To imagine you capable of such things,
A monstrous idea indeed.

I trusted you as you broke me.
I was there when you needed,
But when I needed, where were you?

Pretending to be someone you aren't,
To impress your "friends."

I guess you will never know all I did,
All I've done, simply for you.

You forget I know the real you.
I know the person that hides beneath.
I know things about you, that others don't.

Don't worry. Your secrets are safe with me.
I won't betray your trust. As you did to me.

You were my friend.
Alas, that mistake no longer lives.
Only the pain in my heart, shows its existence.

I wish I knew what happened,
For you to do as you did.
But I guess that's one secret,
I'll never be privileged to.]]> 2018-02-09 01:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874153 Explanation for "One Secret" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874216 This poem has 8 stanzas: 2 of which are quatrains, 3 tercets, and 3 couplets. There is also an example of anaphora - "I know" - in stanza 5. This entire poem is end-stopped line structure. This person lost their best friend. The best friend turned their backs on this person. This person trusted them and was there for them, but the friend was no where when the person needed them the most. ]]> 2018-02-09 01:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874216 My Future czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874814 They want me to be prepared
For the future that is near,
But the truth is I am scared
Because mine is unclear.

Now, I lay here in my bed,
My worries slowly eating me.
So many questions in my head
About how my future will be.

Will my dreams come true?
Will I find a house to call my own?
Will I find someone to turn to,
Or will I be forever alone?

These questions I ponder,
And so many more.
Yet, still, my heart grows fonder,
To the mystery my future has in store.]]> 2018-02-09 01:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874814 Explanation for "My Future" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874864 The poem has a line structure of enjambment and end-stopped. It has 4 stanzas, all of which are quatrains. They all have end rhymes with a ABAB rhyme. This poem is about someone being scared about what's in store for them in their future. But they're also excited for what's to come. That is me at this moment, thinking about my future is scary but exciting at the same time.]]> 2018-02-09 01:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874864 Saying Goodbye czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874973 I feel the time is getting close,
When we will have to part.
I'll show that I'll miss you,
With last words from my heart.

We must be dreaming,
For it has gone too fast.
The time we have spent together,
Will soon be in our past.

I'll forget this day is coming,
Today I stand here.
Trying to tell you,
How much I really care.

We'll go our separate ways,
And I'll make it if I try.
Just hold onto our memories,
Say Never, Say Goodbye!!!]]> 2018-02-09 01:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229874973 Explanation for "Saying Goodbye" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875069 "Saying Goodbye" has 4 stanzas, all which are quatrains. Every stanza has a ABCB rhyme. It has a end stopped line structure throughout the entire poem. This poem is about a couple of people that are parting ways. Time has flown by, and it's time to go their separate ways. They've made so many memories together, and that's what they have to hold on to now. I feel like this relates to me because next year I would be a senior, and I would have to say goodbye to many people.]]> 2018-02-09 01:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875069 A Friend Found In Music czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875464 Music is the ocean
That pulls me to the shore.
Music is the rhythm
That moves me to the core.
Music is the therapy
I need when I feel blue.
Music lifts my spirits
To make sure I pull through.
The times when I'm most cheerful,
It's clear music was there.
Music is the needed friend
When no one seems to care.]]> 2018-02-09 01:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875464 Explanation for "A Friend Found In Music" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875584 This poem only has one stanza. There are end rhymes throughout the poem with a ABCBDEFEGHIH rhyme. There is a metaphor in the whole poem - "music is ..." - it is comparing music to ocean, rhythm, therapy, and many more things. There is an enjambment line structure. This poem is about music always being there for this person. Music is found in everything around this person. I feel like music is always there when I need it the most, whether I feel sad or just need to listen to music.]]> 2018-02-09 01:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875584 Just A Normal Girl czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875849 I'd like to think myself as normal,
Just an ordinary girl.
But I'm not into butterflies,
I don't do ballet twirls.

I hate wearing make-up,
No eye shadow or blush.
I don't have time in a morning,
As I'm always in a rush.

I don't wear fancy underwear,
Especially not a thong.
For all the girls who do out there,
I think it's kind of wrong.

I don't spend hours on the phone,
Just simply chatting away.
I only need to take five minutes,
On my hair everyday.

My room is not spotless,
My room is not a tip.
I don't put powder on my nose,
I don't give teachers lip.

I don't go after every boy,
That I come across.
I don't think I'm better than everyone,
Don't think that I'm the boss.

I don't walk with my breasts,
Held high up in the air.
I don't try to shake my bottom,
Or twirl and flick my hair.

I just want to get through,
These taunting years of school.
I don't care what you think of me,
I don't care if I'm not 'cool'.

And I do have a good time,
A laugh with all my friends.
I balance it with learning,
This is my beginning, not my end.]]> 2018-02-09 01:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875849 Explanation for "Just a Normal Girl" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875976 There are 9 stanzas which are all quatrains. Every stanza has a ABCB rhyme. This poem has a end-stopped line structure throughout the whole thing. It is about a girl that isn't like everyone else. She's herself, she's unique. Sometimes I feel like I'm not like every other girl out there... I'm just me.]]> 2018-02-09 01:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229875976 Brave (by Sara Bareilles) czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229876623 You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love
Or you can start speaking up
Nothing's gonna hurt you the way that words do
And they settle 'neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave
Everybody's been there, everybody's been stared down
By the enemy
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Bow down to the mighty
Don't run, stop holding your tongue
Maybe there's a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
Innocence, your history of silence
Won't do you any good
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don't you tell them the truth?
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
See you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
]]> 2018-02-09 01:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229876623 Explanation for "Brave" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229876907 There is anaphora right in the beginning : "you can". I feel like this song is about being brave. Everyone gets scared but they have a brave side. You shouldn't hide behind things, but it takes guts to say what's on your mind. I think this can be related to everyone, whether it's something huge like giving a huge speech to the entire country or something little like a speech to the class.]]> 2018-02-09 01:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229876907 Human (by Christina Perri) czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229876942 I can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that’s what you want
Be your number one
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that’s what you ask
Give you all I am
I can do it
I can do it
I can do it
But I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I’m only human, yeah
I can turn it on
Be a good machine
I can hold the weight of worlds
If that’s what you need
Be your everything
I can do it
I can do it
I'll get through it
But I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I’m only human, yeah
I’m only human
I’m only human
Just a little human
I can take so much
Until I’ve had enough
‘Cause I’m only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I’m only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
‘Cause I’m only human, yeah
]]> 2018-02-09 01:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229876942 Explanation for "Human" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229877101 There are examples of anaphora - "I can". There is also a metaphor - "knives in my heart", and there is hyperbole - "I can hold the weight of worlds". I think this song is about a girl that would try everything that a person tells her to do, but she's only human. She'll try her hardest, but she's going to break, fall, crash, and bleed because she's only human. I feel like everyone can also relate to this because they can give something their all but they're still human, Everyone has their limits.]]> 2018-02-09 01:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/229877101 The Climb (Miley Cyrus) czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231777998 I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, 'cause
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah)
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes you gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah yeah ea ea)
Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It's all about
It's all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith
Whoa oh oh
]]> 2018-02-15 03:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231777998 Explanation for "The Climb" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231778190 Life has its ups and downs, it's like a climb. There are obstacles throughout life. The mountain is a metaphor for the journey through life. "There's always gonna be another mountain/ I'm always gonna wanna make it move" There's also examples of anaphora. "Ain't about how fast I get there/ Ain't about what's waiting on the other side" "Keep on moving/ Keep climbing/ Keep the faith baby"]]> 2018-02-15 03:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231778190 What if...? czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231984286 What if I never told him?
What if I didn't take the chance?
But then I wouldn't be so grim.
At least I would've had the chance to that dance.]]> 2018-02-15 16:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231984286 Explanation for "What if...?" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231985772 In this poem, there is a quatrain and there is ABAB rhyme. There is also examples of anaphora in the beginning of the poem: "What if I never told him? / What if I didn't take the chance?" This is about what if I never told him how I felt. It would've been a what if my whole life. What if I didn't tell him and he felt the same. But now that I told him, there could've been a chance.]]> 2018-02-15 16:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/231985772 Starting Fresh czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/232619168 Thinking of that new start.
Oh, how that would've broke my heart.
That new start
eaving all my friends.
I don't think I would've like that new start.]]> 2018-02-17 19:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/232619168 Explanation for "Starting Fresh" czheng1 https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/232619315 In this poem, there is a cinquain and a AABBA rhyme. So this poem is about my past year, it was pretty rough. There was a possibility that I had to move. Just the thought of moving was too much, leaving all my friends and all the opportunities I was going to have here. I had so much memories here. Then there was the fact that I was going to be a newbie in the middle of the year.]]> 2018-02-17 19:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/czheng1/d733ug49hk08/wish/232619315