Bailey’s Response to “An ode to a Bag of Weed”

This poem is about the relationship between the narrator and their bag of weed. Even though the context is rather uncomplicated with it being just about someone getting high, the way the writer describes the act of smoking weed gives the reader an image of a bond shared between the smoker and the smoked drug that gives the poem more dimension. At times, one would believe the narrator is speaking to a lover or someone of high importance in their life. This is due to the “worshiping” style that some of the lines possess, such as “do not act as a lover spurned/ when your touch leaves me a choking blue”.

The constant use of graphic, vivid imagery creates beautiful visuals for the reader, and the copious amounts of color imagery adds a nice touch to the poem as well. And as the poem progresses it becomes less about a bag of weed and more about the love the narrator shares for the drug. The use of personification is well developed, too.

Overall, the poem is organized, and its structure and rhyme scheme are setup in a fashion so that it is easy to read. This also helps with the rhythm of the writing, and there are only a few instances (which I marked) that could be tweaked to help the flow of the poem be smoother. The topic, though simple in its context, creates an interesting point of view for the reader, and is well drawn out in describing the narrator getting high with vivid imagery, painting a relationship between the smoker and the drug.

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