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Abstracts
This ain't Wonderland (Abstract) In this poem, I wanted the language to reflect the unpredictablilty of a dream, so I included a lot of 'random' subjects; but I played around with them to try to make them flow. I also added a little bit of personification ('the paper's writing itself...' or '..these clouds keep tellin' me...') to add to the surrealism of the 'dream.' Towards the end of the poem, I also added some internal rhyme ('...falling stars and crashing cars...' and '...open sails and driving nails...') to give it more of a song-like feel. I also added some alliteration ('...sneering suns...' and '...mourning moons...') to further progress on the 'song-like' theme. Overall, I really wanted this poem to have a modern nursery rhyme kind of feel to it.; almost to the point where it's just non-sense, further adding to the fact that what's happening is just a dream of a kid who fell asleep in class.
Crossraods at Common Sense and Insanity (Abstract) I wanted this poem to describe one dream's choice to either follow common sense or insanity. So obviously, this is an extended metaphor. (Though, I'm not sure if it's apparent...) During the course of the poem, I decided to describe common sense and insanity as places or destinations rather than ideas. I also used an oxymoron by making the places of Common Sense and Insanity symbols for their respective ideas. At the beginning of the poem, I used some imagery ('open meadows...' or '...cool breezes blow...') to start the reader off with a sense of peace before the meat of the poem began. I also used some subtle alliteration ('...land of logic....' or '..shady charlatans...') to make the poem flow a bit more and to, again, make it seem more like the reader is reading a dream.
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Five More Minutes, Mom (Abstract) I wanted this poem to describe a young boy's dream as it changes into different forms. So, to do this, I used metaphors and similes to show the changes to the dream throughout the poem ('...it was a narwhal..' or '...like lightning...') .
Devils and Dust (Abstract) This poem was meant to show one person's nightmare about the end of the world. I wanted to use a lot of devices such as imagery rather than devices like alliteration and assonance. While there still are some alliteration and assonance in the poem, I tried to limit them because I wanted the reader to focus more on imagining how the poem played out rather than having the words 'flow.'
13 (Abstract) In this poem, I wanted to recreate the classic 'Getting chased' nightmare. So, I decided to use a lot of assonance and alliteration combined with very eerie imagery to create a sense of being hunted in the dark.
