Example #2 - Collected Poem & Analysis

Pole Vaulting: Thoughts of a Mental Jumping Idiot - By Skyler

 

Thousand of thoughts, standing there finding a grip
Don’t slow down, Plant high, Touch your feet to the sky!
Everything that was said over and over and over again
Do everything right, ..........

 

 

My Analysis:

I selected this poem because the title appealed to me.  I could picture an idiot jumping!

It is a seven line poem consisting of one verse.

There is no defined rhyme scheme.

There are several examples of enjambment as the idea on lines 1, 3 and 5 continue onto the next line.

"Thousand of thoughts" is an example of alliteration due to the repeating "th" sounds.

Interactive Poetry Project - Exemplar

As part of the Integrated Poetry Project you will find five poems as well as create your own five poems.  You will copy them or type them out, analyze them and post the poem and analysis in a blog post on your blogger page.

Below is an example.


Structure:

This poem is comprised of two verses.  Each verse is five lines.
It has a rhyme scheme of AABBC DDEEF.

Poetic Devices:

The title of the poem is an example of alliteration as it has the P sound repeating.

Theme:

There is no real theme to this poem as it is meant to be a silly child's poem.  However, it is about a fish named Pedro who is scared that one day he will be eaten by another fish.