Thursday, September 8, 2016
Numbers Precis
"Numbers," by Mary Cornish, is a childlike poem, where Cornish expresses her fondness towards numbers by using imagery and metaphors. Cornish is able to bring out her childlike side when she uses imagery such as, "whose silver bodies breed" and "add two cups of milk and stir." Cornish expresses her joy in numbers by adding images of math problems she creates using numbers. Cornish also uses metaphors in her poem to create a childlike feeling when the audience reads. One example of her childlike metaphors would be, "I never fail to be surprised by the gift of an odd remainder." She uses another metaphor saying, "an amplitude to long division as it opens Chinese take-out." She uses metaphors such as these to display her childlike but memorable way in how she loves numbers. By using imagery and metaphors, Cornish was able to create a poem easy enough for a child to understand as well as be childlike herself while writing.
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Great analysis! I really enjoyed reading these.
ReplyDeleteRemember to identify the message of the poem at the beginning, especially in that key first sentence. I like how you included the literary techniques in the first sentence, however. However, you get caught up in quoting and listing the different examples of techniques in the poem without specifically explaining how they contribute to the message. However, I do like how you focus on this childlike theme and really show how it manifests itself throughout Cornish's piece. Good job!