ANALYSIS OF POEM

TITLE: Hawk Roosting

AUTHOR: Ted Hughes
SUMMARY:
The poem shows us the pictures of dictators, the attitudes and minds. in the poem,
we hear the dictator say,\'it took the whole the of creation to produce my foot, my
each feather but now i hold creation in my foot\'. he continues to say he flies it up
and kills where he pleases. The above quotation, of course, shows the kind of
leaders we have today. After we have made them leaders, they tend to brutalize us
forgetting that we made them what they are. The dictator crowns his behaviour by
saying, \"my legs are locked upon the rough bark\" this creates a picture of a padlock
used to lock up a prison room. Hence, making us believe that there is nothing that
can remove him from power. The firmness of his grasp of the power can be seen in
the use of the word 'rough. The word rough, scientifically, shows high friction.
THEME:

The Hawk Roosting revolves around one key idea, control. Control is evident
through various aspects of the poem and is a key factor of the theme.

MORAL VALUE

we should appreciate the nature

we should take responsibility towards the people

STRUCTURE:

first point of view (using letter I)

the poem has six stana

4 line each stanza

RHYME:

stanza 1 (abc), stanza 2 (abcd), stanza 3 (abcd), stanza 4 (abac), stanza 5

(abcd), stanza 6 (abac)

TONE: hard and brutal

MOOD: about the nature, tearing off heads
LITERARY DEVICES:

Irony = Now I hold Creation in my foot

Personification = the earth's face upward for my inspection.

Symbolize = Now I hold Creation in my foot

LANGUAGE:

The language of the poem seems to come from a cultivated person, as if the
hawk had a great deal of wisdom and knowledge, as if it had always been
there.

The language used is high and difficult to understand.

ANALYSIS OF POEM
TITLE: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
AUTHOR: Maya Angelou
SUMMARY:
The author feels like a part of her is left behind a cage and hidden, and the other
half of her is free and shows. She wants to show her other things but her wings are
'clipped' and her 'feet are tied'. This poem shows that she wants all of what is inside
of her but she cant seem to show all of her because she feels like part of her is
stuck behind a cage. There are two contrasts: one bird is free and can do whatever
he pleases, the other bird is surrounded by his 'bars of rage' in complete captivity.
'His wings are clipped and his feet are tied'. So the bird can only imagine what
freedom might be outside, and he's got only his song to express his dashed hopes
for freedom. The poem is an allegory for the enslavement of the black people who
clamour for freedom but remain under the yoke of the white people.
THEME:

The hardship of living oppression, refer to social discrimination in term of

poets life.

the separation between the colours of peoples skin in everyday life

MORAL VALUE:

We must appreciate peace and freedom that we have

We must tolerate others to live in harmony

We should avoid discrimination between others people

STRUCTURE:

Third person point of view

Have six stanza

For the first three stanzas, it has 7 line, the rest is 4 line and last stanza have
8 line.

RHYME SCHEME: irregular rhyme and free verse

TONE: jealous, angry, not satisfied with the situation
MOOD: sorry for the caged bird
LITERARY DEVICES:

Allegory = sun rays (comfort), sky (freedom)

Personification = giving human characteristics to an inanimate object

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so he opens his throat to sing= bird is chips not sing

free bird sings = human sings

through the sighing trees = trees does not sign

Alliteration = can seldom see repetition of consonant S

Hyperbole = he names the sky his own the sky cant be owned

Symbolized =
-

Caged = human who be oppress

I free = white people

In caged = black people

LANGUAGE:

The language had loading the moment with emotion so it is easier to

understand and determine the theme.

ANALYSIS OF POEM
TITLE: On a Tree Fallen Across the Road
AUTHOR: Robert Frost
SUMMARY:
This poem is about the humans ability to overcome obstacles. Obviously there is
something other than the humans ability to overcome obstacles implied in this piece.
Possibly Frost has acknowledged peoples tendency to stray from their goals and
aspirations. After years of striving and searching and "aimlessly circling in one place"
we as human beings find a new object of desire and simply "steer straight off after
something into space." Frost may have may be implying that we, as humans, will
never give up and that we have it in ourselves to overcome this "fallen tree", this test
or obstacle placed in front of us.
THEME: the main theme is about effort to overcome obstacles of daily life which is
life, nature, and love, can stop us in our tracks and make us feel powerless.
MORAL VALUE:

We have to has a high spirit to face the problem

We need to be brave enough to faced the obstacle

Some obstacles arent easy to over come but it can be done.

STRUCTURE: first point of view, it have 4 stanzas, 4 line each stanza

RHYME: the rhyme maintain which is (abab) except for the last stanza (aa)
TONE: enthusiasm (high level of spirit
MOOD: spiritual and amazing

LITERARY DEVICES:

Symbolize
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Crash of wood = to show the nature and the obstacle

Foot of snow = challenges for the poet

Seize the earth = impossible for poet to control nature or environment

The tree = to show the poet is a leader to control environment

Space = to show the effort of the poet is no solution or infinity

Oxymoron = hidden in us to attain ( refer to his wife suffer breast cancer)

Hyperbole = seize earth by the pole (quite impossible to own the earth)

Metaphor = tree the tempest with a crash of wood

LANGUAGE:

The language is simple but meaningful. The meaning is very deep which is
quite hard to understand.

ANALYSIS OF POEM
TITLE: Sadie and Maud
AUTHOR: Gwendolyn Brooks
SUMMARY:
Sadie and Maud by Gwendolyn Brooks, is a didactic poem about life, choices, and
happiness. The poem follows the lives of two women, Sadie and Maud. Sadie makes
what society may consider poor choices, but lives a happy life. Maud, the college
graduate, the one with a seemingly propitious future, ends up with a bleak and lonely
life. What the poem reveals through the life of Sadie hints at the true source of
happiness, and whether or not the choices made are the sole contributors to that
end. The poem ends on a bitter and sad note. However, it is the bitter and sad, and
the less than sanguine, that often grabs attention. Sadie is an iconoclast. She dispels
the spurious notions that society has on what it takes to be successful. She proves
that ultimately, success is not solely based on going to college; it is not solely based
on doing what is expected, but instead, it is more basic than that. Success is simply
being happy.
THEME:

the main theme is about the protest against the limited opportunities available
to African American woman in the society presented

Life, choices and happiness. It is about choosing a simple domestic life and
having a career.

MORAL VALUE:

Although we may be staying home, it doesn't mean you won't have a fulfilling
life

We should made a right choices in our life because it will change our future

STRUCTURE:

3rd persona point of view (Sadie and Maud), contain 4 quatrain stanzas and
one sestet stanza, 20 lines that form the poem, 15 deal with Sadie and only 5
deal with Maud.

RHYME SCHEMA:

stanza 1 (aaab), stanza 2 (abcb), stanza 3 (abab), stanza 4(abba), stanza 5

(aaaa)

TONE: the poet doesnt make serious depress.

MOOD: happy and sad.
LITERARY DEVICES:

Imagery
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Sight = thin, brown

Sound = Sadie said her last so-long

Touch = scraped life and with a fine toothed comb

Metaphor = is a thin brown mouse

Hyperbole = nearly died of shame

LANGUAGE:

The language is simple and very easy to understand. It just like telling a story
but contain meaningful moral value.

ANALYSIS OF
POEM
TITLE: The Rain
AUTHOR: Muhammad Haji Salleh
SUMMARY:
From the poem, the poet presents the readers on how the nature-the rain, affect the
animals and people. Poet describes that scenery with the description of the reaction
of the plants and animals and the human react towards the rain that comes
suddenly. The power of nature can be seen by the way it affect the reaction of the
animals and human. This can be seen by the men need the rain to continue their
planting of paddy to sustain the life and living of the men. This can also be
concluding that it is the power of nature that helps men to survive.
THEME:

Power of nature

Dependence of men on nature for survival

MORAL VALUE:

We should appreciate the nature because its give many benefits for us

We should happy with all the benefits that we get from the Power of the
nature.

STRUCTURE:

Second persona point of view

The poem have five stanza

1stanza (5 lines), 2nd stanza (8 lines), 3rd stanza (3lines), 4th stanza (5lines),
5th stanza (3lines)

RHYME SCHEMA:

abcde-1st stanza, abcdefgh-2nd stanza, abc-3rd stanza, abcde-4th stanza, abc5th stanza

TONE:

Impressed-by the power of nature

Excited-because finally its raining

MOOD: Happy-because the rain saves them from drought

LITERARY DEVICES:

Personification = Suddenly they came, the mid-year padi rains. From here,
we can indicate that the poet assume that the rains is alive that they can
move around.

Assonance = Water has come. He looked out into the sheet of rain. From
this sentence from the poem, it contain five vowel o which is the traits of
assonance that with the repetition of the same vowel in the same sentence

Alliteration = The rain fell and wetted their praying throats. From this
sentence we can see the traits of alliteration which is the repetition of 6 times
of the consonant t in one sentence

Intonation = Full of hope and grateful

LANGUAGE:

Easy to understand and the words are simple. The meaning is not
complicated and poet use nature so that we could understand directly towards
the meaning.

ANALYSIS OF POEM

TITLE: I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD

AUTHOR: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
SUMMARY:
The speaker says that, wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he
encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers
stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced
beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a
poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that
he stared and stared, but did not realize what wealth the scene would bring him. For
now, whenever he feels vacant or pensive, the memory flashes upon that inward
eye / That is the bliss of solitude, and his heart fills with pleasure, and dances with
the daffodils.
THEME:

Natures beauty uplifts the human spirit

MORAL VALUE:

Living a life as rich in experience and sensation as would make a life worth
living

we should appreciate the nature

STRUCTURE:

First point of view

Contains four stanzas

Six lines each

RHYME SCHEME: ababcc for all the stanzas

TONE: The poem may begin on a somewhat sad note when the speaker claims that
he "wandered lonely as a cloud," but the tone of the poem quickly becomes joyful.
MOOD: Light-hearted dance, the joy and happiness of living an adoring and fulfilling
life, embracing it for every drop of nectar it could so bring.

LITERARY DEVICES:

Simile: Comparison (using as) of the speaker's solitariness to that of a cloud

(line 1).

Personification: Comparison of the cloud to a lonely human. (line 1)

Alliteration: high o'er vales and Hills (line 2).

Alliteration: When all at once (line 3). (Note that the w and o have the same
consonant sound.)

Personification/Metaphor: Comparison of daffodils to a crowd of people (lines

3-4).

Alliteration: golden Daffodils (line 4).

Alliteration: Beside the Lake, beneath the trees,

Personification/Metaphor: Comparison of daffodils to dancing humans (lines

4, 6).

LANGUAGE: Incredibly rich in language and resonates on so many levels through a

subject of remembering

ANALYSIS OF POEM
TITLE: MID TERM BREAK
AUTHOR: SEAMUS HEANEY
SYNOPSIS:
The speaker is a boy away at school when the news comes that his four year old
brother has been killed in an accident. Arriving home, "I met my father crying . . . "
The boy is "embarrassed / By old men standing up to shake my hand / And tell me
they were sorry for my trouble." The next morning the boy goes upstairs to see his
brother lying "in the four foot box as in his cot."
THEME:
Unexpected death
MORAL VALUES:

We should accept the death in calm

We should calm in whatever situation

We should love our family

STRUCTURE:

First point of view

Eight stanza,

Three lines per stanza

Last stanza, just a line.

RHYME SCHEME: In this poem there is no specific rhythm or rhyme pattern

TONE: In telling a story, calm tone
MOOD: Sweet feeling of love, sad of the death

LITERARY DEVICES:

Imagery: Counting bells knelling classes to a close

Simile: He lay in a four foot box, as in his cot

LANGUAGE:
Seamus Heaneys choice of words in this poem is what made the poem so special.
He adds aloofness to the first section of the poem until after Next morning after
which the author uses him to show that the speaker has finally come to realization.
Also the word soothed brings a certain warm feeling to the poem. However this
word is by words that are associated with mourning, death or illness such as
bedside, candles and Snowdrops.

ANALYSIS OF POEM

TITLE: THE WAY THINGS ARE

AUTHOR: ROGER MCGOUGH
SYNOPSIS:
This poem is about the advices given by a father to his son. It is true that children
should be taught reality. Children should be taught this lesson so that they do not
thoughtlessly indulge in disastrous pleasure. Next is children should know certain
deeds that may appear to have been done with kind intentions may have been done
accidentally or selfishly. We cannot subsist on dreams. Dreams being abstract,
unrealistic and unattainable are represented as Moonbeams which have similar
attributes. We should not be preoccupied with dreams or illusions; the jar
symbolizing life or our mind. It advises us to face reality and not be too overpossessive. Do not cling on to the unachievable. Children should be taught to accept
defeat, and that they cannot always have everything that they desire.
We cannot expect fortune to descend to us, and wait meaninglessly. Instead,
children should strive to achieve their goals through dedicated efforts.
THEME:

Relationship between father and son

Reality versus illusion

MORAL VALUES:
1) Be a good son
2) Be a good parents
3) Be a good listeners
4) Sharing our experiences
5) We should face the reality
6) Life must go on in whatever way

STRUCTURE:

First point of view

7 stanza,

Five to six line for each stanza

RHYME SCHEME: stanza 1 (abcdd), stanza 2 (abcadd), stanza 3 (abccc), stanza 4

(abcdee), stanza 5 (abcddd), stanza 6 (abcdee), stanza 7 (abcbdb)
TONE: caring and wisdom (real parents)
Mood: hardship of father (touching)
Literary devices:

Personification: the candles is not crying, when the sky is looking

Simile: an excuse is as good a reason as any

Metaphor: todays craft hair is tomorrows boot sale

Repetition: I am your father and that is the way things are

Language: The poet uses the simple language which made the comparison between
some things to the real life. It is to make the children easily to understand.

ANALYSIS OF POEM

TITLE: DEMOCRACY
AUTHOR: LANGSTON HUGHES
SYNOPSIS:
Langston Hughes expresses a need for African American People to be impatient and
not wait for society to work its course. Hughes believed that the Whites wished for
the African - American's to be suppressed and to not have the same rights, when in
actuality whites had denied themselves of the same rights they created. He believes
his rights should parallel those of white people, without compromising his dignity in
any way. He declares he is an American and should have the rights to stand on his
two feet and own his land, supported by lines 7 through 9. He doesn't want to wait for
freedom; he wants to fight for freedom and make a change. Moreover, he is not too
fond of passive individuals who say the following, "Let things take their course /
Tomorrow is another day," because that kind of attitude signifies submission. He
indicates that everybody should have the right to exercise their freedom because
that's a birthright, for whites, blacks, and whomever.
THEME: Democracy and Freedom
MORAL VALUES:

We shall respect one another as children of god and let the prisoners of their
country free.

We all have a right to choose but can we without being oppressed by the laws
governed by your state.

STRUCTURE:

First point of view

Five stanza

Three to five line for each stanza

RHYME SCHEME: stanza 1 (abab), stanza 2 (abcac), stanza 3 (abacc), stanza 4

(abcb), stanza 5 (aba)
TONE: Express about the democracy
MOOD: Sad, not satisfied
LITERARY DEVICES:

Symbolize: Freedom is a strong seed

Repetition of I

LANGUAGE: The poet uses the simple word into this poem. It is simple and easy to
understand. The language that he uses is referring to him.