Poets use different techniques of writing to convey their main idea to the reader. May Swenson and Wanda B. Goines’ poems are different in structure and motif, yet the deeper meaning that the poems possess are quite similar.
The speaker of How to be old is the author as the poem is not written in second or third person. The poem centres around ageing and the importance of one living their life to the fullest. “One must work a magic with time /in order to become old.” The register used is formal
The poem is free verse as it does not have a fixed stanza, structure or rhyme scheme. There are four stanzas in the poem. The author makes use of breaks within the lines to create anticipation. This is demonstrated in lines 2-3: There is a pause after the word easy. Swenson uses a simile to compare one’s youth to a doll. Other figurative devices the author used, to enhance the imagery and theme of the poem is Anaphora, Antithesis and a Paradox. …show more content…
The main idea of the poem is clearly demonstrated in lines 15-16. “…and every day congratulate/one’s aging face in the mirror.” The author wants one to make the best out of their youth, in order for them to be proud of who they are later on in life. The repetition in the last stanza, helps to enforce the author’s ideas.
Wanda B Gaines wrote a great deal about ageing and inside beauty versus appearance. This is clearly highlighted in, The gift wrap and the Jewel. The speaker is the author, because the poem is written in first person. The poem centres around ageing and focusing on your inside beauty instead of your appearance. The register used is
The speaker of How to be old is the author as the poem is not written in second or third person. The poem centres around ageing and the importance of one living their life to the fullest. “One must work a magic with time /in order to become old.” The register used is formal
The poem is free verse as it does not have a fixed stanza, structure or rhyme scheme. There are four stanzas in the poem. The author makes use of breaks within the lines to create anticipation. This is demonstrated in lines 2-3: There is a pause after the word easy. Swenson uses a simile to compare one’s youth to a doll. Other figurative devices the author used, to enhance the imagery and theme of the poem is Anaphora, Antithesis and a Paradox. …show more content…
The main idea of the poem is clearly demonstrated in lines 15-16. “…and every day congratulate/one’s aging face in the mirror.” The author wants one to make the best out of their youth, in order for them to be proud of who they are later on in life. The repetition in the last stanza, helps to enforce the author’s ideas.
Wanda B Gaines wrote a great deal about ageing and inside beauty versus appearance. This is clearly highlighted in, The gift wrap and the Jewel. The speaker is the author, because the poem is written in first person. The poem centres around ageing and focusing on your inside beauty instead of your appearance. The register used is