Response To Mexico's Poem

“Ye sometimes rest; men never can be still but in their graves.” This poem uses many literary devices like similes and onomatopoeia to convey that this world never stops moving and people are in constant rushing. In The Daily Trials of a Sensitive Man by Oliver Wendell Holmes, the author uses language and similes to portray that the world and everyone living in it never stops moving. In this poem, the author uses great language like repetition and onomatopoeia to help convey the message of the motion and great rush of the world and the people in it.

When a reader grasps a theme throughout any piece of literature, he or she never clearly understands the intent without knowing where the theme came from. The theme that is portrayed in the poem is, often times reconnecting with a loved one cannot only bring happiness, but it can also bring sorrow. This theme was emphasized throughout the poem and without knowing the historical context of the poem, one could not necessarily understand where it came from. In the text it

“Sonrisas” is a poem which has a central theme, and a tone that changes as the poem progresses. The poem's main theme is shedding light on the things that mexican-american people experience, specifically how they feel like they are “living in a doorway between two rooms” (Mora, Pat Line 1-2). This theme is shown throughout the poem as the speaker looks between the two doorways and describes what

Some Mexicans come to America to escape the harsh living back in their home country. Although, Americans have a reason to be angry about mexicans coming into their country it shouldn’t be a reason to make the Mexican people look bad. In the poem it says “I hear Mexicans are taking your jobs away. Do they sneak into town at night, and as you’re walking home with a whore, do they mug you, a knife at your throat, saying, I want your job?”. This gives us the idea that the American people are portraying us as criminals as if they go into their town and threaten them for their jobs.

Essentially a monologue set within a frame, this poem creates two personae. The anonymous author gives a brief introduction and conclusion. The Wanderer, an aging warrior, who roams the world seeking shelter and aid. The Wanderer’s monologue divides into two distinct parts, the first being a lament for his exile and the loss of kin, friends, home, and the generosity of his king. In nature, he finds absolutely no comfort, for he has set sail on the winter stricken sea. Poignantly, the speaker dreams that he is among his companions, and embracing his king, only to awaken facing the gray, winter sea, and snowfall mingled with hail.

The poem “Finding Home” written by Carolina Hospital tells the story of how Mexicans who come to America try to find their heritage in the United States. Like many who migrate to America, the immigrants miss their country and are concerned about losing their culture. In contrast to Harvey Gomez, this poem shows that many Mexicans in America appreciate their heritage. “I have travelled north again,/to these gray skies/and empty doorways,” (Hospital 101). This shows that they miss their native country and are concerned about forgetting their heritage. Perhaps Harvey’s grandparents thought the same thing when they first came to America from Mexico. Regardless of their arrival in America, they want to return to Mexico someday. “I must travel again soon” (Hospital 102). Despite leaving their native land they have respect for Mexico and will visit again. After the experience that Harvey had in discovering his heritage, I am sure that he will visit Mexico again.

He begins the journey by expressing his feelings on living as an immigrant, he writes, "This land in which I was not born, my children were born here, this land didn't rejoice toward me and didn't give me joy." As the book goes on the poems then tell of his childhood in which he describes as a black flower he did not pick, a childhood where he felt like an outcast to all. During this collection of poetry, the author also deplores the breakdown of family values

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the poem, "Mexican is Not a Noun", written by Alarcón. The poem definitely grabs your attention and keeps you in its grips until completion. Likewise, the content of the poem is clear and concise. Moreover, the poem singlehandedly conveys the frustration of the Mexican people as they are objectified on many levels. Overall, the author's attentiveness to word choice, word order, line breaks, and use of stanzas contributes to the successful conveyance of the poem's theme.

The tone of the poem changes as the poem progresses. The poem begins with energetic language like “full of heroic tales” and “by a mere swing to his shoulder”. The composer also uses hyperboles like “My father began as a god” and “lifted me to heaven”. The use of this positive language indicates to the responder that the composer is longing for those days – he is nostalgic. It also highlights the perspective of a typical child. The language used in the middle of the poem is highly critical of his father: “A foolish small old man”. This highlights the perspective of a typical teenager and signifies that they have generally conflicting views. The language used in the last section of the poem is more loving and emotional than the rest: “...revealing virtues such as honesty, generosity, integrity”. This draws attention to a mature adult’s perspective.

When I first saw it, it surprised me because it was in Spanish. The name was straightforward and I knew it would talk about immigration from an immigrant’s point of view. As I started to read the poem it was somewhat different then what I expected. The poem indeed was from an immigrant’s point of view but also included a border patrol’s perspective. What I had never expected for the poem to be is to have an immigrant woman defying the authority of a border patrol. In most cases immigrants are scared especially at the sound of “la migra” which is a slag word for immigration in Spanish. In addition, when the speaker was the border patrol officer he made himself sound bad by stating the things he could do to the woman. In most cases the speaker does not talk bad about themselves especially if being of authority figure like in this

The use of symbolism and imagery is beautifully orchestrated in a magnificent dance of emotion that is resonated throughout the poem. The two main ideas that are keen to resurface are that of personal growth and freedom. Furthermore, at first glimpse this can be seen as a simple poem about a women’s struggle with her counterpart. However, this meaning can be interpreted more profoundly than just the causality of a bad relationship.

INTRODUCTION – (1 paragraph) STRUCTURE 1. Opening sentences which introduce the poem, its author and its form.Explain why the poem is of a particular form (either a ballad or lyric poem). 2. Thesis statement: A general statement about what the poem communicates about life and life experience. 3. Signpost: briefly outline the more specific reasons for how/why the poem conveys this life experience and / or message. (Introduce the main features which will be explored in more detail in the body of your essay).

I believe that this poem is a plea to the readers to stop being so prejudice. The poem speaks about the reality that faces most people (immigrants) who move into a new country with a mindset full of dreams, promised of the vast opportunities that they were not granted in their home country only for those dreams to be thwarted when they learn of the reality that is contrary to their expectations in the new country. It is in this text where the concept of a conflict of culture has been clearly elaborated as it shows two different cultures, the old world and the new world, of which the main character in the poem has to adapt

Through poetic words, both authors illustrate circumstances and hardships that relate to a mass society. The reputably known poets,

America is traditionally a country of immigrants. Everyone come to America in hopes of better living since America is viewed as the land of the opportunities. The United States of America is a culturally and racially diverse country as a result of worldwide migration from many ethnically and racially different countries throughout its history. As soon as the immigrants enter the land of the free, they tend to lose their cultural values and identity because of the pressure to fit into the American society. In her poem, Mora confronts the social burden put on migrants to adapt to the classic American image. She uses immigrant families to portray their desperation of having their children fit into the American culture. The quote “wrap their babies in the American flag” represents the American citizenship the