Monday, May 16, 2011

Free Form Poem: Dreams (2)

M. Arizal Safari, an English teacher from Kediri, East Java, Indonesia, comments on a poem composed by Langston Hughes, Dreams. He mentions that the poem is appropriate for Junior High level because it gives the description of having dream and the importance of it. His analysis is showed in the following.

 DREAMS

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
                                            By: Langston Hughes

1.  Type of poem: free form poem
2.  Paraphrase
     This poem tells about the dream that everyone should have. Life without dream looks like life with no purpose.
3.  Poetic devices
     a.  Rhyme scheme: a-b-c-b-a-b-c-b
     b.  Rhythm:
          -    Line 1 trochaic dimeter
          -    Line 2 trochaic dimeter
          -    Line 3 dactylic, trochaic trimeter
          -    Line 4 iambic dimeter
          -    Line 5 trochaic dimeter
          -    Line 6 trochaic dimeter
          -    Line 7 dactylic dimeter
          -    Line 8 trochaic, iambic dimeter
     c.  Alliteration and onomatopoeia are not found in this poem.
     d.  Repetition:  hold fast to dreams
     e.  Metaphor:
          -    Life is a broken-winged bird
          -    Life is a barren field
     f.  Kinds of stanza: octave or octet because it consists of eight lines.
4.  Poetic
     a.  All words used are denotation
     b.  Other poetic diction are not found in this poem.
5.  Tone:  understatement
6.  Theme:  the importance of dreams
7.  Message:  people should have dreams in facing their life
8.  Comment:  this poem is appropriate for Junior High level, because it gives the description of having dream and the importance of it.

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