Reflection of Poems

The first poet I started reading poems from was Lewis Carroll. I absolutely love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass but I had never read any of his poems. I chose to read "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and "Jabberwocky".

I liked "The Walrus and the Carpenter" because it uses a lot of personification. It brings to life the sun and the moon and the oysters. It's like a fantasy world that you get to peek in on for a short while and then once it's over, there isn't much place left for you to carry the story on. So as quickly as it starts and you're dragged into it, it ends just the same.


"Jabberwocky" was similar, however, you didn't just peer into a world but it was a world that came with an entirely new vocabulary. But the funny part is, you can almost make out what the words are. I understand the story being conveyed but most of the words are imaginary.

The other poet I explored was Shel Silverstein. She writes children’s poems, but I had never read this one before. It is called "The Razor-Tailed Wren". It seems to be a child’s view of a lawn mower. When it says not to leaving anything sticking out, I think of how when I was a kid and my dad would go to mow the lawn and I would have to make sure I didn't have any toys or anything out there otherwise it would be destroyed.

The fourth poem I looked at was called "I'm Just Stepping Out..." by Felix Dennis. At first I thought it was as if someone was just leaving for a short time, and maybe hiding somewhere. As if they just wanted to be left alone for a bit. But once I read the end where it says "Yet should you search your heart with care, Though I'm gone, you'll find me there." I realized it was about death and although it is sad, it is definitely true. As far as structure, I really liked the way the words flowed together.