Monthly Archives: September 2011

In this poem, the speaker is addressing (as the title implies) his cousin Casey.  This poem has a very conversation tone in which the speaker recounts different events in the life of Casey and then comments upon them.  From the … Continue reading →

Ian’s “Without Liberty and Justice “ is a poem comprised of alliterative lines. I was a little intimidated by this option, so I was impressed by his attempt. The poem is about students (and perhaps everyone) blindly following what they … Continue reading →

This poem is about the speaker’s love of the night for it’s calmness and placidity, which allows her to think, remember, and sleep the best that she can. Each stanza describes the night’s effect on each of the aforementioned physical … Continue reading →

“Taking lunch leads to a legitimate loss of life blood”. Right there, in the title, alliteration ties the line together. And the poem follows the same format with the same structure, hardly wavering. The poem is made up of four … Continue reading →

“Still Too Thin” relates a girl’s ordeal at the doctor’s office as she receives a check-up. She apparently has been struggling to maintain a healthy weight, and the poem is filled with vivid imagery that artfully describes the process of  … Continue reading →

The poem Do It Yourself is a poem about a pencil being too far out of reach. The message in the poem is very simple and very clear. The use of repetition in this poem works very well as it … Continue reading →

After reading Jacob’s poem aloud a few times, I received a new appreciation for alliteration. Jacob did a great job of weaving alliteration and assonance into each line. The wording does not seem stilted; it does not sound like Jacob … Continue reading →

When Elizabeth handed me her poem, she said something along the lines of, “It’s kind of experimental- have fun.”  Well- “Transcending Saturday (or My Prayer) kind of is, and I had some trouble figuring out what exactly it means (assuming … Continue reading →

a poem by Brien Beidler. This poem is a simplistic, comforting circumstance defining, the poem’s title, a companion. Each stanza is a sentence spread out over five lines by enjambment to illustrate the companionship sought by the speaker in the … Continue reading →

Jonathan, “The Trail” tells of six friends following a trail through a forest during the summer. It is full of solid, concrete images that allowed me to hear and see exactly what was happening as I followed them along the … Continue reading →