Formula Poem: Color Poem

There are many kinds of poem, namely formula poem, free-form poem, syllable and word count poem, rhyme verse poem, and model poem. The poem can be classified into some examples, such as if I were poem, color poem, haiku, diamante, limerick, clerihew, apology, and invitation. The following is the example of analysis of a formula poem: color poem

 Blue

Blue is the color of my wall,

I wore blue clothing to the mall.

Blue candy is what I love,

Why can’t be the color of a dove?

Blue hair would be fun,

But it wouldn’t look right in the sun.

I really love blue cars,

But I know I can’t take them to the stars.

So now you know I love the color blue,

Blue would be a good color for Elmer’s Glue.

Charles Boehm

The Title	Blue by Charles Boehm
Type of poem	Formula poem (color poem)
Paraphrase	The poet describes the beauty of life by deepening the meaning of blue through its dictionary meaning, that is sadness. The poet sharpens some sadness of life by using words like blue candy, blue hair, and blue cars. In short, the poet tells that in the sadness, there will be actually a wisdom.
Poetic devices	·  Rhyme  : Perfect rhyme → aa aa aa aa aa ·  Rhythm :    Line 1   : Blue is / the co / lor of / my wall                     Four feet/tetrameter:                         1st foot → trochaic                         2nd, 3rd, and 4th feet → iambic    Line 2   :  I wore / blue cloth / ing to / the mall                     Four feet/tetrameter                        1st, 3rd, and 4th feet → iambic                        2nd foot → spondaic    Line 3   :  Blue can / dy is what / I love                     Three feet/trimeter                        1st foot → spondaic                         2nd foot → anapestic                        3rd foot → iambic    Line 4   :  Why can’t/ be the / color / of  a dove?                     Four feet/tetrameter                        1st, 2nd, and 3rd feet → trochaic                        4th foot → anapestic    Line 5   :  Blue hair / would be fun                     Two feet/dimeter                        1st foot → spondaic                        2nd foot → anapestic    Line 6   :  But it / wouldn’t / look right /                     in the sun                     Four feet/tetrameter                        1st and 2nd feet → trochaic                        3rd foot → spondaic                        4th foot → anapestic    Line 7   :  I real / ly love / blue cars                     Three feet / trimeter                        1st and 2nd feet → iambic                        3rd foot → spondaic    Line 8   :  But I / know I can’t / take them to / the stars                     Four feet/tetrameter                        1st foot → Trochaic                        2nd and 3rd feet → dactylic                        4th foot → iambic    Line 9   :  So now / you know / I love / the co / lor blue                     Five feet / pentameter                        1st foot → spondaic                        2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th feet → iambic    Line 10 :  Blue would / be a good / color / for El /                      mer’s Glue                      Five feet / pentameter                        1st and 3rd feet → trochaic                        2nd foot → anapestic                        4th and 5th feet → iambic ·  Alliteration : None ·  Onomatopoeia : None ·  Repetition : the word “blue” ·  Comparison : None ·  Imagery       : None
Kinds of stanza	·  Couplet because each stanza consists of two lines.
Style	·  The use of special diction, that is color. In this poem,     it is blue.
Poetic diction	·  Denotation :    Blue → sadness ·  Connotation:    my wall → inside    the mall → outside    the sun → shiny    the stars → glory ·  Allusion → Elmer’s glue ·  Parody : none ·  Ambiguity : none ·  Pun : none ·  Paradox : blue candy ·  Irony : none
Content	·  Theme : Wisdom to consider the sadness ·  Tone : Wise ·  Message : We should be wise to to face the sadness since inside it, there will be still a wisdom actually.
Comment	·  The color poem is very suitable for MTs students since it has simple words and consists important character building for the students’ future.

Analyzed by Abd. Gafur Yusuf, Indra, and Sumardi