Where The Sidewalk: Poem Analysis

The poem where the sidewalk ends is a really intriguing poem that influences its readers to be more optimistic and imaginative in life like a child. The poem can be interpreted in different ways making its meaning dependent on how the reader interprets it. Regardless of this point the poet uses various poetic devices in his poem to effectively get the meaning across. The major poetic devices that made this poem effective were Connotation, Imagery and symbolism as well as various sound devices.
First off the poet effectively uses Connotation to create meaning within the poem. Connotation refers to the ideas or feeling that are invoked by a word in addition to its primary meaning. By using the poet can make the poem more effective due to the fact that it allows the poet to create a
Imagery and symbolism is often used in poems to increase the readers understanding by creating a vivid and very visual image for the readers. One type of imagery the author used was a metaphor. In line 6 the poem states "peppermint wind". This is a great example of metaphor as the poet is comparing peppermint with wind to create an image in the readers mind. This created an image of a cool wind as peppermint as usually related to cool. The wind itself was not peppermint but was cool like it creating a vivid image and adding to the poem effectiveness. In the first stanza the poet was depicting the end of the sidewalk as a really calm place and this metaphor helped him add to the depiction further helping the reader understand the situation. Moving on an example of symbolism the poet used in the poem was in line 5 where the poet states “there the moon bird rests from his flight" This symbol was also used to create an image to help depict how the end of the sidewalk is a place because a nest symbolizes a home. Home is usually calm and relaxing which is why the poet used it to depict the end of the