32 Alanas poems for mr.r

"Bless God, he went as soldiers"

Bless God, he went as soldiers,His musket on his breast—Grant God, he charge the bravestOf all the martial blest!Please God, might I behold himIn epauletted white—I should not fear the foe then—I should not fear the fight!


1.What phrases were repeted?None

2. What images (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)?A dying tiger moaned for drink the fact that he was dead

3. Explain metaphors.'Twas not my blame—who sped too slow—'Twas not his blame—who died it is not the tigers fault that he is dying it is just natures way

4. What rhythm or rhyme scheme does the poem have? How does this affect meaning?None

5. What is the theme or message of the poem? Give text examples from each stanza.Do not die without achieving your goals Even when your looking and death in theEyes you still have a goalA Dying Tiger—moaned for Drink But 'twas—the fact that He was dead— His Mighty Balls—in death were thick—






A Clear Midnightby: Walt Whitman

This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thoulovest best.Night, sleep, and the stars.

1.What phrases are repeted?None

2.What images?(visual,auditory,..)Stars at night, complete silence, books,and art.

3.Explain metaphors?Away from books ,aways from art, the day erased, the lesson done.Explaination-Away from the work and just relax and go to sleep under the stars.

4.What rthym or rhyme scheme does the poem have?Has no rhyme but i little rythme. How does the meaning effect?

5.What is the message of this poem?After the work is done you get your part of the share and at the end you realize what you've done and get to relax and go to sleep in piece. Give text emaples from each stanza.EX-Away from the books and away from the art, the day erased, the lesson done,....Night sleep and the strars...