Gabriela's+Poet+Wars

 I think this picture really describes Jack Prelutsky well. Since he is a children’s writer he makes that photo funny and shows his true personality.  I thought that this picture said a lot about Marianne Moore. I thought it showed her passion of writing and showed how she was able to compare it to baseball.  I thought this picture described Pablo Neruda very well. Since communism was a big part of his life I included that, but I also included him because he was a big inspiration to his writing as well. =Jack Prelutsky =

Points of Analysis:
Aim: Jack Prelutsky writes for pure enjoyment, but is able to fascinate his young readers. In one of his interviews it states “For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed playing with language. However, I had no idea that I would become a writer until it happened” (Prelutsky). Jack Prelutsky writes simply for the satisfaction of writing. He enjoys the reaction he gets from his audience and continues to please his readers. Moreover, Prelutsky wants his audience to be inspired with writing what comes to their mind or to just live their dreams. He is able to achieve his purpose by just writing without a worry in mind. He uses the technique of writing carefree which is shown. When reading his work it is noticed that his ideas flow smoothly and are not forced. Prelutsky has won over the hearts of many readers by being himself and just letting his ideas run wild. Audience: Jack Prelutsky writes many children poems and novels that captivate the attention of many. In an interview it is found “His witty, tongue-in-cheek poems have tickled the most resistant funny bones” (“Jack Prelutsky”). Jack Prelutsky’s main audience are children. However, not all children can read which implies that the second audience would be adults in which they would be able to read to the children. Having a secondary audience allows him to have more flexibility with his writing. Some assumptions that he has to make when he writes is the assumption that his novels will be seen humorously and not be taken seriously. For example, as children have young minds when they read they cannot take every word he says seriously. If they do, they might have some difficulties adapting to the real world later on. This might be considered a weakness for Prelutsky, but probably doesn’t happen too much so it isn’t a big deal. Historical: Jack Prelutsky grew up with all the love of `family members and neighbors. In an article it discusses where he was able to find inspiration “I remember things that happened when I was a kid, like the day my new baby brother came home with my mother from the hospital. Or I write about things I like or don’t like” (“Jack Prelutsky”). Some events that may have inspired Jack Prelutsky to write poems can help his audience connect to him. His audience would be able to connect and feel that they have more in common. Considering Prelutsky had a friendly childhood his poems reflect his early development. Jack Prelutsky didn’t know he wanted to write poems, but being a natural it just came to him. When he was 24 he decided to write a poem for some drawings he had made and found they actually had rhythm. Prelutsky likes to stick to writing children poems which allow his creativity to spark. Cultural: Cultural events influence Prelutsky and his audience because they need to be in the same time frame to understand all the modern language he uses. For example it is found “...Jack Prelutsky is best known for his humorous and imaginative verse…” (Prelutsky). Since he uses a certain way of writing cultural events are simply needed to be understood to make sense. Jack Prelutsky writes about any physical or imaginative item which allows him to captivate the attention of his audience. The children who read his book can relate to him and will be able to enjoy his writing because they will be able to understand the way he writes. His writing affects modern society because his poems and novels are expanding the knowledge of many children. He writes keeping in mind that his writing will enhance the young minds of readers. He writes with a passion and he can make any dull event into an imaginative writing pieces.

=Poems + Techniques = = = “Someone Swiped the Cookies” Someone swiped the cookies that were really meant for me. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m sure I know who did it, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">she’ll regret her little spree. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">She snuck into the pantry <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">where she found the cookie jar, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">she thinks she’s really clever, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">but she won’t get very far.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m tracking down the culprit, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">she should not be hard to find. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">She left a very messy trail <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">of cookie crumbs behind. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">There she is! I’ve got her! <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">She has crumbs around her lips! <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh no! She finished every one… <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">my luscious chocolate chips. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> (Prelutsky 79). <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Emphasis: He makes a big deal about the cookies being his and not hers.**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Repetition: He repeats the word cookies throughout the entire poem. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Overstatement: It is an overstatement to continue talking about how she will regret eating the cookies when he finds her. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Herman Sherman Thurman” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m Herman Sherman Thurman, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and I’m perfect… that’s a fact. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No matter the activity, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m thorough and exact. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I waken every morning <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">at eleven after eight, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">not half a second sooner <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">nor a quarter second late.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I measure out my cereal- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">three hundred puffs of rice, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">plus thirty-seven raisins, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">one has got to be precise. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My manners are fastidious,

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m groomed impeccably. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m positively flawless <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">as you’ll doubtlessly agree.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m Herman Sherman Thurman. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You’ll invariably find <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">that my teeth are brightly gleaming, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and my shoes are highly shined. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My trousers are immaculate, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">my shirt and tie are clean. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some people say I’m tedious- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I wonder what they mean. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Prelutsky 91).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imagery: Throughout the poem he describes and makes it clear for his audience to understand what he is saying. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Parallelism: In the third stanza, 3-5 lines he uses parallelism by saying “my teeth”, “my shoes”, “my trousers”. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Overstatement: In the second stanza when Prelutsky writes about counting each grain of rice, it is an overstatement. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“A Pizza the Size of the Sun” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m making a pizza the size of the sun, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a pizza that’s sure to weigh more than a ton, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a pizza too massive to pick up and toss, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a pizza resplendent with oceans of sauce.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I’m topping my pizza with mountains of cheese, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">with acres of peppers, pimentos, and peas, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">with mushrooms, tomatoes, and sausage galore, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">with every last olive they had at the store.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My pizza is sure to be one of a kind, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">my pizza will leave other pizzas behind, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">my pizza will be a delectable treat, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">that all who love pizza are welcome to eat.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The oven is hot, I believe it will take <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a year and a half for my pizza to bake. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I hardly can wait till my pizza is done, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">my wonderful pizza the size of the sun. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Prelutsky 7).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Repetition: Throughout the entire poem he uses the word pizza over and over again. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hyperbole: Saying that the pizza will take more than a year and a half to cook and that it will be the size of the sun is all an over exaggeration. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Metaphor: He compares the sauce to an ocean in the first stanza. **

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Similar Musicians/Songs + Lyrics
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**An artist who is similar to Jack Prelutsky is Magnetic Fields. They both write with humor. Writing shouldn’t be the most serious and uptight way to get feelings out. In this case, they are both able to take a serious matter and write about it in a way that the audience is still interested, but the audience still gets the message. The pieces of writing they create have a little bit of irony which it makes it not only funnier, but more fascinating. Furthermore, these artists both use imagery throughout the songs/poems. Using imagery enhances the way a piece of writing can be interpreted. These artists are both able to use their talents to their fullest potential and engage with their audiences. By knowing what is funny to certain age groups it allows these artists to be successful in what they do.**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Justin Roberts and Jack Prelutsky both have similar writing styles because they both use the audience of children. They both write to children while making it interesting. As children are still developing that means they have very creative minds. That said, Prelutsky and Roberts both write with a very imaginative style. They are able to captivate the attention of children because they make what they write interesting. Included in their writing, they use many different types of persuasive techniques. These techniques include such as imagery, similes, metaphors, personification, and more. By using these, they are able to keep children interested and enjoy what they are reading/hearing. As an artist it is important to keep the minds of the audience in mind.**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Jack Prelutsky is similar to Taylor Swift, in which they write about everyday life. As an artist it is difficult to find inspiration to write about. However, both of these people are able to find inspiration in everyday life and write about that. They take the challenge of writing about personal problems in life to make it so that their audience can also relate. This is a strong task to ask of an artist, but they are able to execute this challenge perfectly. Furthermore, both of these artists write using imagery making it easier on their audience to understand what is being said. By using imagery, they are able to be more descriptive in their writing which is vital in writing. These artists are talented in their own way, but keep their audience interested when they write about personal problems or life in general.**


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A similar song to Jack Prelutsky’s style of writing is similar to the song “Breathe (2 AM)” by Anna Nalick because they both have inspirational messages. When a person is upset they just need to get up and try again. The message this songs sends is that although life can be terrible, it can only get better, it cannot get worse. Being depressed is not a joking matter and this song can really help a person feel better. Furthermore, Jack Prelutsky’s has a poem about a person not liking life, but he sends a positive message. Although many people can feel sad, listening this song or reading his poem can say all the words a person is looking for. These artists both use persuasive techniques to help get their message through. For example, it is easy to find similes and imagery to enhance the meaning of a poem. Overall, this song and the poem by Jack Prelutsky are similar because they send the message that life goes on and even when someone doesn’t like something or they are depressed they will just get through it if they can take a moment and breathe. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season" <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Like they have any right at all to criticize, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hypocrites. You're all here for the very same reason

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one can find the rewind button, girl. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">So cradle your head in your hands <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And breathe... just breathe, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh breathe, just breathe

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">May he turned 21 on the base at Fort Bliss <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Just a day" he said down to the flask in his fist, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year." <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Wanna hold him. Maybe I'll just sing about it.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one can find the rewind button, boys, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">So cradle your head in your hands, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And breathe... just breathe, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh breathe, just breathe

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">There's a light at each end of this tunnel, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you'd only try turning around.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If I get it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Threatening the life it belongs to <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And I know that you'll use them, however you want to

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">But you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one can find the rewind button now <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sing it if you understand. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and breathe, just breathe <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">woah breathe, just breathe, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh breathe, just breathe, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh breathe, just breathe.

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Marianne Moore =

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Points of Analysis:
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Aim: Marianne Moore wrote to fulfill her purpose. In an article it states that “... American poet whose work distilled moral and intellectual insights from the close and accurate observation of objective detail” (Marianne Moore (American Poet)). Her long life purpose of writing was purely enjoyment. However, she wanted to be able to educate the minds of her readers. She also enjoyed the satisfaction that her audience gave when she wrote. Their reaction drove her onward to writing more than she could have ever imagined. She was able to achieve her purpose every time she wrote. She wrote about any event that she felt emotional for. She also wanted her poets to try and find an activity that they too felt interested in. Moore was an affective and thriving poet who was able to set standards on poets today. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Audience: Marianne Moore, who wrote remarkably, was able to captivate the attention of many. In an article it states “The 1950s brought Moore several more awards and growing public recognition, which thereafter never abated” (Oswald and Gale). Moore was able to hold the attention of her audience and continue to do so during the time span in which she wrote. Her main audience was the public in general. Anyone who was/is interested in reading what she wrote could. She didn’t put limitations on who could read what she wrote. She had to assume that her audience wouldn’t judge her based on what her poems said. This was a strength because if a person isn’t interested they shouldn’t try and read it. She was able to steal the hearts of many because her writing was so passionate. Moore always wanted to have a large audience and she was able to do so by not focusing on just one theme in her writing. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Historical: Marianne Moore was a very talented poet who wrote what she felt passionate about the most. In an article it states “Moore has proved to be an engaging puzzle, not only to critics of her time but to later ones as well. It is seen that her themes broadened to a degree as she matured” (Oswald and Gale). She grew up with her family and they moved around quite a bit. Her and her mother were considerably close and she was able to receive a large amount of life advice from her. Furthermore, Moore was well educated. Being a normal human being she had to go to a mental hospital because had a nervous breakdown. Besides that, she was a very successful poet in her time. Moore was a women who set an example for many other women. She was one of the first women who proved that women are just as good as men. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cultural: Marianne Moore was an American poet who used observation in her writing skills. In an article it states “...Moore’s conciseness and her ability to create a mosaic of juxtaposed images that lead unerringly to a conclusion that, at its best, is both surprising and inevitable” (Marianne Moore (American Poet)). Moore observed the world around her to write with a meaning. Both Moore and her audience had to understand the cultural meanings that she had in her poem. If she would have have written without her audience comprehending what she was saying she wouldn’t of have been triumphant. For example, if she writes about an event that happened in New York, the audience needs to clearly know what she is talking about for the poem to make sense. Her writing affects modern society because she was able to prove how prosperous women can be. She led her life as an example to others. Marianne Moore was able to encourage many people with her writing and she inspired the voice of many to be heard.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Poems + Techniques
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“To a Steam Roller” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The illustration <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">is nothing to you without the application. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> You lack half wit. You crush all the particles down <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">into close conformity, and then walk back and forth on them.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sparkling chips of rock <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">are crushed down to the level of the parent block. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Were not “impersonal judgement in aesthetic <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">matters, a metaphysical impossibility,” you

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">might fairly achieve <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">it. As for butterflies, I can hardly conceive <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">of one’s attending upon you, but to question <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the congruence of the complement is vain, if it exists <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Moore 84).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Personification: She is saying that rocks are sparkling when in reality a rock can’t sparkle (the sun might make it appear that way). **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imagery: She uses imagery so her audience knows what she is talking about and can understand her poem more easily. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Emphasis: She uses the whole poem to make an emphasis on the theme of the poem. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Baseball and Writing” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fanaticism? No. Writing is exciting <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and baseball is like writing. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> You can never tell with either <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> how it will go <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> or what you will do; <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">generating excitement– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a fever in the victim– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">pitcher, catcher, fielder, batter. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Victim in what category? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Owlman watching from the press box? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> To whom does it apply? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Who is excited? Might it be I?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">It’s a pitcher’s battle all the way–a duel– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a catcher’s, as with the cruel <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">puma paw, Elston Howard lumbers lightly <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">back to plate. (His spring <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">de–winged a bat swing.) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">They have that killer instinct; <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">yet Elston–whose catching <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">arm has hurt them all with the bat– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">when questioned, says, unenviously, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“I’m very satisfied. We won.” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Shorn of the batting crown, says, “We”; <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">robbed by a technicality.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">When three players on a side play three positions <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and modify conditions, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the massive run need not be everything. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Going, going…” Is <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">it? Roger Maris <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">has it, running fast. You will <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">never see a finer catch. Well… <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Mickey, leaping like the devil”–why <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">gild it, although deer sounds better– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">snares what was speeding towards its treetop nest, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">one–handing the souvenir–to–be <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">meant to be caught by you or me.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Assign Yogi Berra to Cape Canaveral; <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">he could handle any missile <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">He is no feather. “Strike! … Strike two!” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fouled back. A blur. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">It’s gone. You would infer <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">that the bat had eyes. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">He put the wood to that one <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Praised, Skowron says, "Thanks, Mel. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I think I helped a little bit." <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">All business, each, and modesty. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Blanchard, Richardson, Kubek, Boyer. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In that galaxy of nine, say which <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">won the pennant? Each. It was he.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Those two magnificent saves from the knee–throws <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Boyer, finesses in twos– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">like Whitey's three kinds of pitch and pre– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">diagnosis <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">with pick–off psychosis. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Pitching is a large subject. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Your arm, too true at first, can learn to <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">catch your corners–even trouble <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mickey Mantle. ("Grazed a Yankee! <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My baby pitcher, Montejo!" <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">With some pedagogy, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">you'll be tough, premature prodigy.)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">They crowd him and curve him and aim for the knees. Trying <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">indeed! The secret implying: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"I can stand here, bat held steady." <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">One may suit him; <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">none has hit him. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imponderables smite him. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Muscle kinks, infections, spike wounds <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">require food, rest, respite from ruffians. (Drat it! <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Celebrity costs privacy!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cow's milk, "tiger's milk," soy milk, carrot juice, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">brewer's yeast (high–potency– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">concentrates presage victory

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">sped by Luis Arroyo, Hector Lopez– <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">deadly in a pinch. And "Yes, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">it's work; I want you to bear down, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">but enjoy it <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">while you're doing it." <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mr. Houk and Mr. Sain, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">if you have a rummage sale, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">don't sell Roland Sheldon or Tom Tresh. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Studded with stars in belt and crown, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the Stadium is an adastrium. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">O flashing Orion, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">your stars are muscled like the lion. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Moore 221-223).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Simile: She compares baseball and writing together, when in reality they aren’t like objects. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imagery: The whole poem is imagery of baseball to describe what writing is. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hyperbole: She uses overstatement throughout the poem as she tries to explain what happens with baseball. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Nevertheless” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">you’ve seen a strawberry <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">that’s had a struggle; yet <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">was, where the fragments met,

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a hedgehog or a star- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> fish for the multitude <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> of seeds. What better food <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">than apple-seeds–the fruit <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> within the fruit–locked in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> like counter-curved twin <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">hazel-nuts? Frost that kills <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> the little rubber-plant- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> leaves of kok-saghyz-stalks, can’t <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">harm the roots; they still grow <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">in frozen ground. Once where <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">there was a prickly-pear- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">leaf clinging to barbed wire, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a root shot down to grow <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">in earth two feet below;

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">as carrots form mandrakes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">or a ram’s-horn root some- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">times. Victory won’t come <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">to me unless I go <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">to it; a grape-tendril <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ties a knot in knots till

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">knotted thirty times,–so <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the bound twig that’s under- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">gone and over-gone, can’t stir.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The weak overcomes its <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">menace, the strong over- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">comes itself. What is there <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">like fortitude! What sap <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">went through that little thread <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">to make the cherry red! <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Moore 125/126)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hyperbole: She overstates the different emotions that each fruit gets. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Personification: She compares many different fruits to different emotions that a fruit cannot have. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imagery: She uses imagery to enhance what she wants her audience to get when she reads the poem. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Similar Musicians/Songs + Lyrics

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Marianne Moore and Ingrid Michaelson are similar in the fact that they both write about feminism. Having strong opinions over an idea can allow many passionate ideas to flow. For example, as they both feel strongly over feminism it can allow their work to be better. This also allows their audience to agree and have the same opinions which allow a better audience. Furthermore, they write with many persuasive techniques. They use imagery and similes the most because enhances how they can write. By using persuasive techniques they are able to be more detailed when they write. Although, not all of their pieces are about one strong topic of feminism the topic can underlie in all of their work. Ingrid Michaelson and Marianne Moore are both very talented women who have set standards to what is acceptable when writing in today’s age. **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Marianne Moore and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are both similar artists in the sense that they tend to write about dissatisfaction. This is a common theme with people who are unhappy with their lives’. There might be many reasons a person isn’t too happy about their life, but having someone put what they feel into words make it easy to cope with. Moreover, as these artists write about being dissatisfied with life they are able to allow their audience to feel connected with them, thus making their audience feel appreciated. Also, they use persuasive techniques while writing such as imagery, similes, and metaphors. Using these types of persuasive techniques can allow a poem/song to seem more interesting and easier to follow with what the main meaning of the song is. Moore and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are able to write about their life in a discreet way which also relates to to the people. A writer needs to focus on what is important to not only receive attention, but to write about what they feel. **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hunter Hayes and Marianne Moore both have similar writing styles because they are able to write empathetically. These artists both write to let people know that they have also experienced the ups and downs in life. Writing like this allows the audience to feel as though they truly care and want to help with their problems. Also, when an artist writes like this, it allows the audience to feel as though they can all relate and it makes them feel as though they are on the same ground. This type of technique gives the effect that the artist and audience are friends. When the audience can feel this connected they will be more of an effective audience. Being an effective audience can then lead to the success of the artist because they will feel more motivation to write more and be more active. Although, writing is an extensive process these artists are easily able to mold to the standards that are needed to be victorious. **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A song that is similar to some of the poems that Marianne Moore wrote is “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield. The common theme is that people need to have a positive outlook on life. Moreover, life is what a person wants to make of it and person cannot tell another person how to live life. A person should be able to have their own outlook on what they feel their own life should be. Writing about having a positive outlook on life is a way of letting people know that they are not the only ones who feel depressed and life can get better. Both Bedingfield and Moore use persuasive techniques that allow them to write more interesting and effective pieces. For example, they both use metaphors/similes which allows their writing to be connected to another example which can allow the audience to understand more clearly what they are trying to say. The song and some of Marianne Moore’s poem both send a positive message to people letting them feel more confident with their lives. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Staring at the blank page before you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Open up the dirty window <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reaching for something in the distance <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">So close you can almost taste it <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Release your inhibitions <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Feel the rain on your skin <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else can feel it for you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Only you can let it in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else, no one else <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Can speak the words on your lips <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drench yourself in words unspoken <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Live your life with arms wide open <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Today is where your book begins <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The rest is still unwritten

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh, oh, oh

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Staring at the blank page before you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Open up the dirty window <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reaching for something in the distance <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">So close you can almost taste it <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Release your inhibitions <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Feel the rain on your skin <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else can feel it for you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Only you can let it in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else, no one else <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Can speak the words on your lips <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drench yourself in words unspoken <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Live your life with arms wide open <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Today is where your book begins

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Feel the rain on your skin <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else can feel it for you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Only you can let it in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else, no one else <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Can speak the words on your lips <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drench yourself in words unspoken <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Live your life with arms wide open <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Today is where your book begins <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The rest is still unwritten <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Staring at the blank page before you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Open up the dirty window <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reaching for something in the distance <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">So close you can almost taste it <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Release your inhibitions <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Feel the rain on your skin <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else can feel it for you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Only you can let it in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else, no one else <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Can speak the words on your lips <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drench yourself in words unspoken <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Live your life with arms wide open <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Today is where your book begins

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Feel the rain on your skin <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else can feel it for you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Only you can let it in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No one else, no one else <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Can speak the words on your lips <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drench yourself in words unspoken <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Live your life with arms wide open <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Today is where your book begins <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The rest is still unwritten <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The rest is still unwritten <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The rest is still unwritten <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Oh, yeah, yeah

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Pablo Neruda =

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Points of Analysis
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Aim: Pablo Neruda mainly wanted to let his passion for writing grow, he didn’t care how he would do this. For example, “His family’s disapproval drove the young Basoalto to write under the pseudonym of Pablo Neruda, which he officially adopted in 1946” (“Neruda, Pablo”). He wanted to share the talent that he had for writing with the citizens of Chile and all over the world. At one point in his life, he even moved to Argentina to continue writing. He went through many obstacles to achieve as much as he did. Along with writing, he wanted to inform people of the political system they had. Being a full communist his opinions weren’t always accepted. However, he strived to make the best with his situations and always came out successful. Pablo Neruda always was able to enhance the minds of others by all actions he made including his writing. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Audience: As a writer, Pablo Neruda wrote to the people who were interested in the types of writing he used. In an article it is found that “... transforming it into an epic poem about the whole South American continent, its nature, its people and its historical destiny” (“Pablo Neruda - Biographical”). His main audience were the people of his home country, Chile. However, once becoming more well known his audience expanded to the people of all of South America. Now, people all over the world read his poems. Furthermore, his poems have been adapted from Spanish to English. Neruda had to assume that his people wouldn’t be angered with his political and personal choices. He was able to do that successfully because whether or not people agreed with his choices they still were able to enjoy his poems. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Historical: Pablo Neruda had a hard life growing up, which only drove his passion for poetry further. It is found that “The ups and downs in Neruda’s personal life led him to seek out and attempt to describe the essence of life” (“Neruda, Pablo”). Neruda had many strong opinions that led him to all his successes. People were able to enjoy his writing because he included so many different real life aspects into one piece of writing. For him, writing was more of an art than a work. He was influenced by many previous writers before his time. His biggest role model was Jan Neruda (where he got his pen name). He was also influenced by the communist party; in fact, he even had to flee Chile because he felt too strong about the communist party. Neruda was very diverse with each poem that he wrote, but a common theme he used was love. After writing so many popular poems he was given the Nobel Prize for literature which has inspired others to pursue a career in literature. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cultural: With his political views, Neruda and his readers were able to connect because they felt they were more similar to him. In the text it states “Neruda was able to return to Chile in 1952, finally both wealthy and widely respected” (“Neruda, Pablo”). Neruda’s views were able to persuade many of his readers to become more passionate about his poems and his political views. Since, being a communist was a big part of his life his readers accepted his stance and embraced how he wrote. At the time, he wrote with a devotion to any type of events in his life that he was spirited for. During that time, his father wouldn’t allow him to write so he had to write in secret. This led many people who also had the same problem, come out and share their true fascination. Pablo Neruda was able to contribute a new style of writing during the 1900’s that is still considered essential to today’s teachings

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Poems + Techniques
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“The Heights of Macchu Picchu, III” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The human soul was threshed out like maize in the endless granary of defeated actions, of mean things that <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">happened, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">to the very edge of endurance, and beyond, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and not only death, but many deaths, came to each one : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">each day a tiny death, dust, worm, a light <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">flicked off in the mud at the city’s edge, a tiny death with <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> coarse wings <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">pierced into each man like a short lance <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and the man besieged by the bread or by the knife, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the cattle-dealer : the child of sea-harbors, or the dark <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> captain of the plough, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">or the rag-picker of snarled streets : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">everybody lost heart, anxiously waiting for death, the <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">short death of everyday : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and the grinding bad luck of every day was <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">like a black cup that they drank, with their hands <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">shaking. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Neruda) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Wright 71).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in the first line. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in sixth line. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in seventh and eighth line. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Youth” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">An odor like an acid sword made <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">of plum branches along the road, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the kisses like sugar in the teeth, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the drops of life slipping on the fingertips, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the sweet sexual fruit, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the yards, the haystacks, the inviting <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">rooms hidden in the deep houses, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the mattresses sleeping in the past, the savage green <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">valley <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">seen from above, from the hidden window : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">adolescence all sputtering and burning <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">like a lamp turned over in the rain. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Neruda) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Bly 91).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in the third line. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in fourth line. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in first line. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Funeral in the East” <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I work at night, the city all around me, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">fishermen, and potters, and corpses that are burned <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">with saffron and fruit, rolled in scarlet muslin : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">those terrifying corpses go past under my balcony, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">making their chains and copper flutes give off noise, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">whistling sounds, harsh and pure and mournful, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">among the brightness of the flowers heavy and poisoned, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and the cries of the dancers covered with ashes, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and the constantly rising monotony of the drum, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and the smoke from the logs scented and burning.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">For once around the corner, near the muddy river, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">their hearts, either stopping or starting off at a greater <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">speed, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">will roll over, burned, the leg and the foot turned to fire, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and the fluttering ashes will settle down on the water <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and float like a branch of chalky flowers, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">or like an extinct fire left by travelers with such great <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">powers <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">they made something blaze up on the black waters, and <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">bolted down <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a food no longer found, and one finishing drink. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Neruda) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Bly 35).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in fourth line. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used in seventeenth line. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Used throughout the whole poem. **

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Similar Musicians/Songs + Lyrics = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Pablo Neruda and Little Willie John both write in similar ways. For example, they both use the theme of love quite often in their pieces. They are both able to captivate the audience by making what they do sound interesting. Generally, when they make a piece about love these artists are able to communicate what many others are feeling. In doing so they are able to give the words to the audience that are unspeakable. The techniques of both these people (Little Willie John and Pablo Neruda) are found throughout all of the poems and songs. More specifically in John’s song “Fever” the technique is seen in the chorus. For people in love these types of pieces, whether it is a song or poem can say more than any word could describe.**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Pablo Neruda and Plug In Stereo both have some pieces that include the theme of death. Death is inevitable and describing the feeling to a person can be rather difficult. By having both of these artists put it in a song/poem it makes it more bearable. They can communicate with their audiences by having been through similar obstacles that only make a human more human. Furthermore, they can write about a serious topic through a more intriguing way of hearing about it (through a song or reading a poem). The techniques they use such as imagery and similes are found all over their pieces. These literary elements easily enhance the way they write which allow the listener or reader to connect more. Plug In Stereo and Pablo Neruda use similar styles for writing and this is especially seen in Plug In Stereo’s song “Thursday”. These artists allow the opportunity for their audience to say what they want to say without having to speak.**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Pablo Neruda and The All-American Rejects write similarly with the overlapping theme of perseverance. Both artists make their pieces appealing to the audience by adding key points in which in which each person is able to easily relate to. Neruda’s poems and The All-American Rejects’ song “Move Along” both send the message of not letting little problems in one’s life get to that person. Both of these artists use key literary elements. In both they use many types of imagery and green words. By using green words the artists are able to deliver the meaning of their pieces that they want to, but the audience is able to pick up the meaning that they want to get. Using green words is an effective way of giving different meanings to one piece of work. The techniques they use occur all over the poem/song and allow the audience to be even more interested in the work than before. The song “Move Along” shows this technique by The All-American Rejects throughout.**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**A song that is similar to the styles of Pablo Neruda is “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers. This song includes a theme of love, but it is not sweet love it is rough love. For example, it states “I belong with you, you belong with me” (The Lumineers). There is almost is disparity in the sound of it, it doesn’t have an option, they belong with each other, there is no possibility of not belonging together. Pablo Neruda also writes like this and he makes his poems have a difficult love. When an artist writes without giving their audience any choice it makes the audience feels more connected. This happens because in real life there isn’t really choice and a person cannot dictate their life. By saying “I belong with you” it almost makes the other person have to agree with the statement. This type of writing enhances the meaning of the song or poem because it makes the piece of writing seem more grave.**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) I've been trying to do it right <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) I've been living a lonely life <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) I've been sleeping here instead <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) I've been sleeping in my bed, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) Sleeping in my bed <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) So show me family <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) All the blood that I would bleed <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) I don't know where I belong <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) I don't know where I went wrong <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) But I can write a song <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1, 2, 3 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweet

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) I don't think you're right for him. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) Look at what it might have been if you <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) took a bus to China Town. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) I'd be standing on Canal <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) and Bowery. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) And she'd be standing next to me. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1, 2, 3 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Love – we need it now <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Let's hope for some <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">So, we're bleeding out

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweet

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Ho!) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Hey!)

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