With 31 lines in this poem, it came as not a surprise that this poem was rather disorganised one. Some lines are quatrains, couplets, triplets and even one-line stanzas. While it does obey the start of a stanza is a another idea rule, this poem has no rhythm when you recite it, and neither does it have a fixed emphasizing pattern, so my conclusion is that it is a free verse. There are no alliteration, however, there are a few imagery like "The whiteness of my shoes" "At times black crows try to interrupt" There are no simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, idiom. But there is something similar to symbolism in this verse. At times black crows try to interrupt When we sing the National Anthem It is difficult to maintain The whiteness of my shoes Especially on Wednesdays This stanzas may symbolize the "imperfections" of childhood life. Seven to the power of five is unreasonable AND Thecapital of Singapore is Singapore These lines captures the naive tone of the poem. I feel not exactly in the same way as him but I understand a tiny bit of his description of his primary school life. I felt that many things were not necessary and that friends and having fun was the most important... I used to be in 6 Patience Yes, that's a class name One of our weak point is silence Or that's what they claim Teachers here don't last a instance Us they did not tame They were always at absence And we all brought our game! Recess was the only period that everyone adore All my classmates freely chatted Indoor or outdoor Some took this time and rested Woke up feeling sore Especially when disturbed Middle of their snore CCA were annoying That is what I thought Math,robotics and biking This three here I sought I ended up in drawing Also known as art We even tried chiseling My statue was worth naught But there will be one thing I miss And that would be my friends No wonder then I felt amiss I have no girlfriends... Note: I really don't have one. |
Be glad your nose is on your face,
not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.
Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.
Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.
Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.
Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place--
be glad your nose is on your face!
Funny poem, ay?
Anyway, I should be now, sigh, finding out what figurative language is used in this poem.
The hyperbole used are " not pasted on some other place, for if it were where it is not, you might dislike your nose a lot. " "that clearly would not be a treat," "Your nose would be a source of dread" "it soon would drive you to despair," "an absolute catastrophe," All this quote here are used to exaggerate on how bad it would be if your nose is on some other body parts and it allow the reader to feel that your nose is perfect on nose and would catastrophe anywhere else. The symbolism is that your ear is actually a situation. And the places to put the ear is how you can deal with the situation. So you see, a situation on actually neutral, the good or bad outcome completely depends on how you deal with it!
Why I like this poem: Well... The main reason was that it was humourous and comical on the surface, giving the reader a good laugh, however, beneath the surface is actually a moral. "Nothing is bad or negative in nature, it all depends on how you deal with it", a moral that I agree with. "Before you blame other people, you should first look at yourself." A even deeper interpretation of the poem. So you see, this poem is more than meets the eye, and that is why I like it.
Cheers
Fang Ziying,1i3,06
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