Poetry Analysis

“The Armful” by Robert Frost

This poem written by Robert Frost is a very interesting piece that each and every one of us can connect to. Frost talks about problems and how it overwhelms him. This poem clearly states that he is struggling but then soon focuses on trying to better himself to achieve his goals and fix his problems.

All in all, using the techniques or imagery, word choice, and tone in the poem "The armful", Robert Frost successfully composes a wonderful poem which readers can connect to their own lives. We all have problems and sometimes is can feel overwhelming. Sometimes a person feels like giving up and running away from their troubles. Using Frost's poem as a guide that everyone has all sorts of problems and we can all get through it with help from friends, figuring out an alternative, and sheer force of will.

“Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes

A dream is a goal in life, not just dreams experienced during sleep. Most people use their dreams as a way of setting future goals for themselves. Dreams can help to assist people in getting further in life because it becomes a personal accomplishment. Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Deferred" is speaks about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what dream is being questioned.

In the opening of the poem the speaker uses a visual image that is also a simile to compare a dream deferred to a raisin. "Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?" The simile in the question is comparing a dream deferred to raisin in the sun. Like a raisin, a dream deferred shrivels up and turns dark because the sun has baked it. The emphasis on the sun is important because it stresses time-we measure time by the sun's movement. Like the raisin, the dream has been on hold for a long-time consequently, it has transformed into something very different than it once was. The visual image can be used because of the detailed description being used in the first stanza. The second stanza, which is not a question but a suggestion, also uses simile "like a heavy load." The last stanza uses metaphor, "does it explode?" The speaker's position is clear that any important dream or goal that must be delayed can have serious negative affects.

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“Dreams” by Langston Hughes

In the poem, the author compares the death of a dream to life being a broken winged bird. Life as a broken winged bird is like having life but not being able to do anything with it. Also, since the poem is very short and uses different similes to describe the central theme of how no dreams will make life feel like it’s pointless. In the end, it all points to the fact that a life is not worth living if there is no purpose to it.

“The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur

The poem is about having ambitions goals and reaching them despite the circumstances and conflicts we are faced. Tupac uses symbolism to disguise himself as the rose and the ghetto as the concrete. The message sent is that it is very burdensome to survive the hard life in the ghetto and make something of yourself.

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