It is pretty customary for people to to become more mature as they grow older. It's normal for us to have fun, party, make mistakes, and be a little bit crazy in our youth, but as time goes on, we're supposed to take on more adult responsibilities and actions, and give up those wild ways.
However, this isn't always the case, and there are exceptions to every rule. The poem, Warning, by Jenny Joseph provides a great example of this exception.
In this poem, Joseph relays to the audience her idea of what her future looks like when she grows old. Joseph's age is not revealed through the poem, but we can assume that the future she is referring to is a long while away, and she's probably fairly young. She expresses how carefree, uninhibited, and …show more content…
So basically, this poem is about the life she wants to live when she is older, because she failed to live it in her youth.
Joseph creates a very clear image of what she desires for this future life of hers to look like.
She gives exact scenarios that she sees taking place which, to be honest, are rather hilarious when you think about them and the fact that she will do them as a old lady. For example, “I shall go out in my slippers in the rain /And pick flowers in other people's gardens /And learn to spit.”
In these lines Joseph is essentially listing out future goals for her to accomplish, somewhat like a bucket list. When it comes to structure and syntax, the poem is very plain, average, matter of fact, and to the point. There is no rhyme scheme or structural pattern, but the poem takes a likeness to a bullet list, without the bullet points. Joseph just continuously jots down her points line by line.
The end of this poem takes a slight turn, and provides the audience with a bit more information. “But now we must have clothes that keep us dry/And pay our rent and not swear in the street/And set a good example for the children.” These lines reveal another angle
However, this isn't always the case, and there are exceptions to every rule. The poem, Warning, by Jenny Joseph provides a great example of this exception.
In this poem, Joseph relays to the audience her idea of what her future looks like when she grows old. Joseph's age is not revealed through the poem, but we can assume that the future she is referring to is a long while away, and she's probably fairly young. She expresses how carefree, uninhibited, and …show more content…
So basically, this poem is about the life she wants to live when she is older, because she failed to live it in her youth.
Joseph creates a very clear image of what she desires for this future life of hers to look like.
She gives exact scenarios that she sees taking place which, to be honest, are rather hilarious when you think about them and the fact that she will do them as a old lady. For example, “I shall go out in my slippers in the rain /And pick flowers in other people's gardens /And learn to spit.”
In these lines Joseph is essentially listing out future goals for her to accomplish, somewhat like a bucket list. When it comes to structure and syntax, the poem is very plain, average, matter of fact, and to the point. There is no rhyme scheme or structural pattern, but the poem takes a likeness to a bullet list, without the bullet points. Joseph just continuously jots down her points line by line.
The end of this poem takes a slight turn, and provides the audience with a bit more information. “But now we must have clothes that keep us dry/And pay our rent and not swear in the street/And set a good example for the children.” These lines reveal another angle