Ron Kottege Poem
Anmol Sharma
May 4, 2015
English 7-2
Do You Have Any Advice For Those of Us Just Starting Out?
By: Ron Koertge
When my English teacher told us that we had to analyze a poem I was excited to start. Once I started looking at all of the one hundred and one poems, I disliked a lot of them, when I first stumbled upon the title I thought that the title was way to long and the poem would be boring. When I finally read it, I mentally scolded myself for judging the poem by its title. The title is always an important part of the poem and if someone is looking at a list of titles before actually reading them, like my English class had to do, the title is the one aspect of the poem that intrigues the reader. The title is a bit long but it makes the poem …show more content…
This reminded me of when I was younger and I would go to the store called Chapters, I would pull random books out and start making forts and towers. I wouldn't care that I could possibly get into trouble or that people would think that Im not behaving, which again ties into the whole idea of unwritten rules of society. The child seems so carefree which reminds me of myself when I was younger.
This poem reminds me of some of those how to manuals that we read on furniture appliances etc. I felt as though the author of the poem was talking directly to me as if I were the one who had asked for advice. The poem had no specific line scheme and no rhythm, it was free verse which is one of the reasons I found it conversational. The poem had many examples of alliteration, for example on line six it said Avoid Any, on line eleven it said perfect place.
One of the lines that confuses me is Avoid any enclosed space where more than three people are wearing turtlenecks. I am not exactly sure what this line means. I thought that the author is telling the readers not to go anywhere that has too much similarity. Writers should go somewhere that can allow the imagination to take over. Im really not sure, but I think the last part of this stanza about the deer tracks on muffled tennis courts is a metaphor for something that is not original or unique, like a
May 4, 2015
English 7-2
Do You Have Any Advice For Those of Us Just Starting Out?
By: Ron Koertge
When my English teacher told us that we had to analyze a poem I was excited to start. Once I started looking at all of the one hundred and one poems, I disliked a lot of them, when I first stumbled upon the title I thought that the title was way to long and the poem would be boring. When I finally read it, I mentally scolded myself for judging the poem by its title. The title is always an important part of the poem and if someone is looking at a list of titles before actually reading them, like my English class had to do, the title is the one aspect of the poem that intrigues the reader. The title is a bit long but it makes the poem …show more content…
This reminded me of when I was younger and I would go to the store called Chapters, I would pull random books out and start making forts and towers. I wouldn't care that I could possibly get into trouble or that people would think that Im not behaving, which again ties into the whole idea of unwritten rules of society. The child seems so carefree which reminds me of myself when I was younger.
This poem reminds me of some of those how to manuals that we read on furniture appliances etc. I felt as though the author of the poem was talking directly to me as if I were the one who had asked for advice. The poem had no specific line scheme and no rhythm, it was free verse which is one of the reasons I found it conversational. The poem had many examples of alliteration, for example on line six it said Avoid Any, on line eleven it said perfect place.
One of the lines that confuses me is Avoid any enclosed space where more than three people are wearing turtlenecks. I am not exactly sure what this line means. I thought that the author is telling the readers not to go anywhere that has too much similarity. Writers should go somewhere that can allow the imagination to take over. Im really not sure, but I think the last part of this stanza about the deer tracks on muffled tennis courts is a metaphor for something that is not original or unique, like a