Nothing More Than A Dream

By: Travis Eckert

Nothing More Than a Dream

A big giant scheme

Let out a scream

Through the world

With a great big whirl

Nothing more than a dream

Reflection:

I selected this poem because it was one that made more sense then the ones that were more of a writers’ block. There is a rhyme scheme in it, which works quite well and the mood and topic of the poem stays consistent and the first and last lines repeat and it seems like a nice effect to the overall poem. The poetic devices used in this poem were imagery, creative line breaks, personification, because a scheme cannot scream, and metaphor(s). The forms used in the poem was a poem with a specific rhyme scheme. I took out some common words for effect and added the line third line in the poem. I think editing this poem in particular strengthened the poem by allowing it to make more sense and allow the rhyme scheme to be easier used as it’s purpose was.

One Moment

By: Travis Eckert

Revenge can be sweet

When you’re sort of breathing

As too many rivals

Bleeding

People get angry

Like Beauty Through Broken Glass

There is a cure

I have the disease

I am falling out of reach

Reflection:

I selected the poem, because I liked the poem it was modeled after and I think it’s an okay poem. What works well in the poem are the comparisons with everything and describing anger. The poetic devices I used in this poem simile, metaphors, personification and imagery, also creative line and stanza breaks. The form used in this poem was found poem. I revised this poem by cutting out common words and adding the fourth line adding a stanza break. The revision helped the poem because it allowed it to make more sense and also the stanza break allowed the two similar but different subjects to make sense.

What Dreams Are

By: Travis Eckert

Dreams Scary

Dreams are mean

Dreams Wet

Dreams are Clean

Dreams too many

Dreams are few

Dreams make the world go round’

Just me and You

Reflection:

The reason I selected this poem because it’s a cool list poem I think and also my first decent poem I wrote in my class work journal in my opinion. What works well the comparisons between two words at the end of each line from the previous line. The poetic devices used in this poem were metaphors, alliteration, personification, and imagery. The form used in the poem were list poem and a poem with a specific rhyme scheme. I took out “are” in some places and “with” on the last line. The revision just allowed to poem to be easier comprehended.

Lack Thereof

By: Travis Eckert

Bright Sun

Life giving but a bitter pill

People Working

Still in the sizzle of the heat

A suttle noise

A rarity

Nothing to taste

Only a lack of

Reflection: I selected this poem because it has good visual descriptions. The thing that works well in this poem is the visual description of the suffering going on with the picture it is describing. The poetic devices used in this poem were metaphors, personification, imagery, and onomatopoeia. The form used in this poem was a list poem and a poem with a specific rhyme scheme. I took out some common words and added some in its place. This was to allow the poem to make more sense and make it easier overall to understand.