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If We Must Die Claude McKay

If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back! This poem uses rhyme at the end of each line. I think the over all meaning of the poem means that if you are to die, make sure you lived a courageous life and to not die a coward.

Quilts Nikki Giovanni

Like a fading piece of cloth I am a failure

No longer do I cover tables filled with food and laughter My seams are frayed my hems falling my strength no longer able To hold the hot and cold

I wish for those first days When just woven I could keep water From seeping through Repelled stains with the tightness of my weave Dazzled the sunlight with my Reflection

I grow old though pleased with my memories The tasks I can no longer complete Are balanced by the love of the tasks gone past

I offer no apology only this plea:

When I am frayed and strained and drizzle at the end Please someone cut a square and put me in a quilt That I might keep some child warm

And some old person with no one else to talk to Will hear my whispers

And cuddle near

The poem Quilts has eight stanzas in it, but they aren't to long. The poem also uses good imagery when it says "when i am frayed and strained and drizzle at the end." I think the over all meaning is that the author thinks she is useless because she is getting old and she wants to feel like she is helping someone some how when she dies.

If The World Was Crazy Shel Silverstein

If the world was crazy, you know what I'd eat? A big slice of soup and a whole quart of meat, A lemonade sandwich, and then I might try Some roasted ice cream or a bicycle pie, A nice notebook salad, an underwear roast, An omelet of hats and some crisp cardboard toast, A thick malted milk made from pencils and daisies, And that's what I'd eat if the world was crazy.

If the world was crazy, you know what I'd wear? A chocolate suit and a tie of eclair, Some marshmallow earmuffs, some licorice shoes, And I'd read a paper of peppermint news. I'd call the boys "Suzy" and I'd call the girls "Harry," I'd talk through my ears, and I always would carry A paper umbrella for when it grew hazy To keep in the rain, if the world was crazy.

If the world was crazy, you know what I'd do? I'd walk on the ocean and swim in my shoe, I'd fly through the ground and I'd skip through the air, I'd run down the bathtub and bathe on the stair. When I met somebody I'd say "G'bye, Joe," And when I was leaving--then I'd say "Hello." And the greatest of men would be silly and lazy So I would be king...if the world was crazy.

This poem "If The World Was Crazy" has three lengthy stanzas in it. It also uses rhyme at the end of each line. At the end of each stanza there is repetition of the same phrase "if the world was crazy." I think the poem uses a lot of imagery all throughout it. The overall meaning of the poem i think would be that everything would be a whole lot different if everyone was crazy.

Kissed You Good Night Gloriana

I dropped you off Just a little after midnight Sat in my car Till you turned off your porch light I should have kissed you I should have pushed you up against the wall I should have kissed you Just like I wasn’t scared at all

I turned off the car Ran through the yard Back to your front door Before I could knock You turned the lock And met me on the front porch

And I kissed you Goodnight And now that I’ve kissed you It’s a good night good night baby goodnight This song has a lot of stanzas and uses rhyme every other line at the end of each line. For example in the first stanza it says "i should have pushed you up against the wall" "I should have kissed you" "Just like i was scared at all."

I am Racheal Causer I am loud and obnoxious I wonder how people can get so annoying I see annoying faces I hear annoying voices I want people to quit being so annoying

I am Racheal Causer I say rude things I pretend to be a good person I __feel freaking fantastic__ //**Alliteration**// I worry about being __as fat as a really fat guy__ //**Simile**// I cry from laughing so hard

I am Racheal Causer I understand people will never be as fly as i am I dream of quitting school I try to get out of doing everything I hope someone screams __BOOM__ in Jameson's face //**Onomatopoeia**// I am Racheal Causer