Dejah+Harley

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In my poems, I focussed a lot on repetition. I really wanted to say things over and over again in my poems to clearly make my point. In my memory poem you will see that I chose to write it in a little girls perspective. I didn't use many large words that would take it out of this perspective. In addition, my ode poem really concentrated on something that I used everyday. I really described what the erasers look like, feel like, and what they really do in this poem. In other poems, such as my found poem, there was no real purposeful flow to it. It was meant to describe the things I hear on a daily basis. My riff poem is my favorite. It really gave me a chance to express how i really feel about my future and the constant worries I have. In that poem, I showed what I wouldn't do. And finally, my imagist poem not only expresses what families lives are like, but it takes the reader back to this amazing time. It shows that people hope for in a family bond and what they hope for in life. I used a lot of emotion in my poems. This helps people truly relate to what I'm writing. Some of my pieces relate to me and the way I feel bout things and others semi-relate to me. However, I feel like all my work multiple people can relate to in some way. Thank you and I hope you enjoy reading my wiki.

1. Quote about poetry:
 " Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art." - Thomas Hardy

"Surprises"
Surprises with uncertainty i went into my Dad & Mom's room "Daddy wake up; you promised" He takes my brother and i outside i look around for mine with training wheels a little pink basket. "someone stole it" <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He says to me, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"I did it, i got you a new one" <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bike was <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">taller <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bigger <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What was gone <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">training wheels <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">i cannot ride without them <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hours and hours of falling down <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">then riding straight <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, i learned how to fully ride my bike <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Surprises <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the surprise to me is that I had that much fun with my dad <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Surprise was knowing that <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">i can keep this memory <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in my heart <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Forever <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Surprises.

<span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Erasers"
<span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Erase, <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Making it seem like nothing was ever there <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The words thought <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Words unspoken <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Actions not done <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mistakes within everything

<span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Erasers? <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tops of pencils <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the rubber pink ones <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">some hard and erase part of the page <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">some soft gliding smoothly <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Or Big erasers for big mistakes <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fitting into your hand <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">White <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pink <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Black <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blue <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">different shapes and styles <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The delete button on your computer

<span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Erase the past <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Erase what you felt <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Erase what you wanted to do <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Erase the mistake you made <span style="color: #ff8500; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ode to Erasing.

<span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The words that are in my life"
<span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You have to write a found poem by tonight <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How are we supposed to do that <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Im more tired than usual <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You have so many things to choose from <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You have to have a chorus that will explode <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can take these bullets <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You don't even know, Superluv <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They tricked me <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love you <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That was in freshman year it didn't count <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confess already, GURLLLLLL <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have to write a found poem <span style="color: #00ffd3; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You just lost accept it.

<span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Independent Women"
<span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was raised by <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Know how to cook <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">make food so good <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">makes your mouth water <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sort of women

<span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure you take care <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of yourself <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presentable <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nice kind of women

<span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work for what you want <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">never lazy <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sometimes crazy women.

<span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Talk when your spoken to <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Say yes ma'am no ma'am" <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">type of women

<span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Never depend on others <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Put a little mad money away <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">kind of women <span style="color: #a100ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was raised by independent women.

<span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Dont slow down"
media type="file" key="Dejah_Don't slow down_.mp3" width="240" height="20" <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh pray that what I want <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">is worth this running. <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Worth this race; <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">race forward <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to the top <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to your goal <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to know that your Number 1 <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">your secure

Is that the kind of security you want <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">maybe <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">just maybe <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">you <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif;">dont want that prize <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif;">the prize behind that ribbon

<span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Now, All this thinking made you tired <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Slowing down, <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you hit an obstacle <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you didn't dodge it <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you didn't move it <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you went straight at it, <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">blindly <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and thats not what you wanted.

<span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now everyone <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">is infront of you <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">coming out on top <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">what are you going to do now? <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just pray that that prize <span style="color: #800300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">is really what you didn't want.

<span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Imagist poem
<span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The Rides" <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">front right <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brother <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">front left <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dad <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">behind me <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mom <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">behind him <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Us <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">standing tall strong <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">put on the smile <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">after someone captures it <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">our faces calm down. <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kids <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">more excited about the ride that lies ahead. <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Parents <span style="color: #438000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> worried about what the rides will bring.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. Poet- Pablo Neruda Detailed Study
<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I chose a poet who writes all of his poems in spanish because that is the language that he is naturally fluent in. His name is Pablo Neruda. However, all of his poems have been translated to english. This aspect already makes him an interesting poet because he chose to have the translated alter the meaning from the direct translation that you would get if you types it into a translator. He writes from his heart and what he feels at the time. Most of his work is about love and has a hint of nature intwined with it. He likes to write from memory and what his emotions are telling him. The first poem that I read by him. I saw a event. The poem was called "In my Sky at twilight". It starts off discussing what the scenery is at twilight. This really gives you a mental image about what is going on in his surrounding and what he might be trying to relate something to. The next few lines talk about the woman that he is in love with. He says that he basically dreams of being with her the rest of his life. I related this to twilight because during that time of day, people are normally dreaming. Also, within those dreams, it can be your fantasy and anything you want. This brings me to my next point. In this poem, he says mine a lot. It is almost as if he is clamming her in his dreams within this time of day. Later in the poem he goes more in-depth about her and why he loves her. Then, at the end of the poem. he says that she was taken by the sky. I interpreted that as she had left him before and now all he has is the memories of her. Once he goes to sleep he can relive those memories, but once the morning rises, the sun comes up, and he wakes up, he has to let go of those memories and live. This also relates to all of his other poems. He has a steady theme of loss and wanted what is his back. However, everything he wants back is this one woman that broke his heart. In his poem "If you forget me", it shows what he really wants to tell her but couldn't build up enough courage to. He says that she will stop loving him and that he knows that. He has stopped loving her. However, he reminds her of the things they shared. His nature metaphors shows up again. He gives her memories of key events in their lives. I have also noticed that in his poems, he uses nature to sound nicer when he needs to have a harsh tone. It gives the reader a romance aspect and then the seriousness he uses within his words. Pablo Neruda is an amazing poet from the way that he writes his poems in spanish and translates them the proper way to the meanings within his poems and the literary devices he uses. He truly is a great poet.