Friday, January 23, 2009

"Praise Song for the Day" by Elizabeth Alexander

I think "praise song for the day" means that is meaning thanks to the people that came before us and our heroes. This is significant to the poem because Obama gave us hope and Martin Luther King Junior fight ,so Obama could stand in front of the whole country. This poem makes me feel proud, proud of all the country because we have changed during the years. I really like when the poet used live by love because it sounds like there is a lot of love and there is peaceful moments. The poet uses these to show you how you should love someone.



Some poetic device that I notice was repetition ,rhyme and free verse. Every one is thinking of Obama at the same time and not thinking about there personal live. The theme of these poem is that everyone has change and they want change . We all work together and think the same things about our knew president. This poem reminds me that the world has changed and we are not in Martin Luther King Junior times.

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