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God bless everyone who has contributed to this section and literature at large.

God, specially, bless you, Laykorn. You're the boss!

#Bring back our reading culture

OMA says Happy New Year.

Samguine:
The Waterfall

"The gushing voice entertains me, the splendid voice.
The rush of the waterfall fills me with awe
And a great beauty I will always remember

Boom boom, it thunders down the slope
It slithers, like a snake intent on its prey
Where it comes from is a mystery, so is where it goes

Who made you, oh waterfall?
Who blessed you with such power and glory?
What makes you ride and glide over all?
Where do you come from? Where do you go?

Let's be like the amazing waterfall
Always fearless, always marching forth
Never to let obstacles derail our cause
Riding and gliding over all, like the amazing waterfall.

(Assignment given by Laykorn)
Cc texanomaly, donifex, leki10, EverestdeBliu, OMA4U, krystalxxx, ghostlady.

This is beautiful!!!

Thanks for sharing.....

First step to analysing a poem is READ.

Read the poem all the way through at least twice. Read it aloud. Listen to it. Poetry is related to music, so the sound is important. You listen to your favorite song many times; the principle is the same. It takes time to fully understand and appreciate a work of art. Make a note of your first impressions or immediate responses, both positive and negative. You may change your mind about the poem later, but the first ideas are worth recording.

Today's lectures will be delivered by OMA4U and Krystalxxx.

TOPIC: How to Analyze a Poem.

Today's topic is divided into two facets and one will be discussed tonight.

We solemnly and humbly welcome everyone (students and observers) to our class.



To begin, what does analysing a poem mean?

Analyzing a poem means revealing the "essential" meaning of the poem, the message of the poet or what the poem itself conveys and constitutes. Poets do not just write, they write because they have something to say, thoughts to express, feelings and emotions to fill the blank sheets of papers. However, they do not only write their thoughts and feelings, they select words to do so. Those words are what spur the ordinary words from the dead of white paper into life, that we begin to see them, have mental pictures of them. We begin to feel the mood and tone that it can change mood as well or notion about a particular subject.

Poetry is a string of 'carefully selected' words which distincts it out from all other genres of literature. Those use of words are powerful enough that some people find it difficult to understand. Meanwhile, with practice and passion every work of a poet becomes a piece of cake to devour and a loose thread to unravel. You begin to read poems and absorb the aesthetic pleasure of the different ideas and images that the words evoke. The pleasure derived from deciphering a poem is enormous to a keen lover of poetry.

Now the question is how do we achieve this skill?

Cisse7575 and Leki10, I really enjoy your lectures. Thank, great poets.

Divepen:
It is the theme of our story...
You can name your story anything

Okay. Thanks boss.

Any deadline?

Divepen, I don't understand the topic. Is it an essay or what?

Nice one Timpaker, Laykorn, and Everest.

Mine is here, soon:

Happy Birthday, Kay baba. Many happy returns.

Where's my crumb of cake?

chinnyness122:
thanks a lot........but am a lady not a bro

Sorry, ma'am.

timpaker:
Christmas in Nigeria


Coming soon...

Dancing and waiting....... *whistles*

LarrySun:
It's Chistar01, not Christar01. Correct the spelling so that he can get mention.

LOL.........

well done, HBG. Merry christmas to you all.

It's Texanomaly, not Texanomely. Christar01, not Christer. Correct the spellings so they can get mentions.

God bless you.

Those examples of Onomatopoeia are succinct. Good one, teachers.

Teachers, can you please scrutinize this poem and tell me if my use of sounds are good?

Pregnant Future

A wise farmer arises at the sun rise
Hanging hoe on his shoulder from home
Holding firmly to his machete sternly and hurry
Heading for farming to farm any farming

He scorns the thorns and plants the corns
Hoping to harbor in his palour his labour
But overtime the harvest time grows no dime
The man weeps deep, still nothing to reap

If men could see the blossom future
Only things that breed leisure they will nurture
But the future is uncertain and unfair
Jumbled up with tears and wears

No one know the child it will bear
Though sometimes it appears crystal clear
We have to be steadfast for the days of harvest
And by hope that will live and await the best

From the pregnant future

texanomaly:
In this Poe poem, weak and weary; rare and radiant; silken and sad; deep and darkness; and wondering and fearing are all examples of alliteration.

Thank you, ma'am.

chinnyness122:
I love poems...i love to read poems though i hardly write them........am so glad am here....
....let me try one



I am money!
I bewitch , yet
for me, they fret
they dies as they fight
I am evil
yet so much adored
they device most ingenious means
just to get me!

I create quarrels between lovers
I engineer enmity between brothers
I generate animosity between friends
yet I am in every home
And they idolize me
haha! should I say I am a god?

my value lies in my riddance
I would neither feed nor cloth
neither shelter nor amuse
except am gotten rid of
yet they cling to me like
a baby to its mother

I am captivating
I am charming
I am a mysterious giant
I am a masquerading puzzle
haha! I am money!

Kudos bro. You tried. Join Nairaland Poetry Club Lessons, there are a lot to learn.

Everest, please tell us where the alliteration occurs?

I'm really learning a lot. God bless you.

What's happening to this thread? Where are we? Divepen, Ghostlady.

The One in A Dazzled Armour

I see you spewing the ink
Painting immortal images of beautiful words
That dance across the breathless leaflet
Sucking nostrils, breathing life into them

Ayozainy, the one in a dazzled armour
Slaying words with uncommon swords
Awaking the spirits of the timbers
As they perceive the morsel brought upon them

Ride on, Poetess. I'm feeling you.

Standd, you have got beautiful and touching poems here. I love them and crave for more.

D9ty7:
Its nice working with the greatest writers on Nairaland on this huge project.
Either directly or indirectly, I worked with you all.
Massive shoutout to;
Dyoungstar
LarrySun
Frank317
Repogirl
TemitopeDaniel
TheRock5555
Kayemjay
MaziOmenuko
Prettyspicey
Audrey Timms
OMA4U
Divepen- The dreamer. lol
Kingzpen
HumbledbYGrace
Chistar01 and
Royver.
Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all of you in advance.

Hey brother, I'm honoured. Same to you, sir.

I nominate Larrysun for fiction, Timpaker for poetry.

Jennimma:
Oma4u,please update na

Thanks Jennimma. I'm very far from my laptop now. I will type and update soon. God bless ya!

Wow! This is brilliant!! I never knew we have gone this far. Laykorn and Everestdibu, God bless you.