Apple Sauce By Ted Koser Essay

The piece that I decided to present was a poem penned by Ted Kooser called Apple Sauce. In this poem there are descriptive elements that break down some points in making apple sauce. In the beginning of the poem the setting is established in a first person point of view to give the audience an opportunity to experience what’s running through the author's mind. He conveys to the reader what he likes about “her kitchen” (line 5). Considering this poem is about food being cooked in a house, the person he is viewing might be his grandmother. He then uses personification to bring the apples to life, giving them human like qualities. Making statements such as “apples shouldering in to get close to the fire” (line 10 & 11), to signify they were cold. When they were bunched up apples in a pot. The author then continues to explain how his grandmother would examine each jar in detail, to make sure it was worthy enough to hold her applesauce. He then closes the poem by stating the focus, dedication, and pride his grandma has, “she wiped …show more content…
His style of writing brings a sense of ease to the reader that can be appreciated by all ages. In his piece called “Apple Sauce” you see his style of writing come to life. In this particular poem you see how his grandmother had some influence on him and his culture. I made a connection to his cultural context based off of this one line he wrote. He explains in the poem how he was fond of an action (lifting the lid from the boiling apples) his grandmother did. Usually when you like something it is because you have been introduced to to that person, action, or thing before. Since this was the case, I concluded that often times the author's parents would drop him off at his grandma’s house. That being said, what if that routine shaped/sparked Kooser’s behavior, when it comes to paying attention to