Ode to Dusty

by Aaron Weidner

What was once

A brilliant

Beautiful depot

A source of material

With extraordinary wood stacks

Which were like Gods

Many respected

And many loved

What was known as an OG place

There from the beginning

Before all else

An elder being

A living force

With all wisdom

And all knowledge

A landing spot for noobs

But at the same time

A household of glory

What was then

Is no longer

What is now a crater

A divot

The new tilted towers

A warzone

A place of destruction

A place of hop rocks

What was once an amazing depot

What is now a frightening divot

Like a force of destruction

Taking over the whole center

Of the map

We knew and loved

Out with the old and in with the new

But my friend

Dusty depot

Will always be remembered

Reflection:

1. The poem that I published is an ode.

2. I choose Dusty Depot as the subject of my ode because I feel that I can help people to remember the greatness and glory of what we no longer have.

3. The tone of my poem is nostalgic

4. The theme of my poem is that you have to appreciate what you have before it is gone.

5. One example of figurative language I had in my poem was “the new tilted towers”. The type of figurative language was a metaphor. This contributed to tone and theme development in the poem because it helps to give people a better idea of how chaotic dusty divot has become. It also helps to point out how peaceful and amazing dusty depot was before the divot took over.

Another example of figurative language I had in my poem was “like a force of destruction, taking over the whole center of the map”. The type of figurative language was a simile. This contributed to tone and theme development in the poem because it shows how devastating this catastrophe was and how big of a mess it is.

6.  One specific way that I revised this poem was that I changed “like a volcano” to “like a force of destruction”. I make this change to give a better simile that more clearly shows what happened.

Another specific way that I revised this poem was that I changed “scary” to “frightening” because frightening is a better, more intense word to use.

7. Writing this poem was actually very easy because it really just flowed onto the paper. I know a lot about fortnite and it is something that I really like, so it was very easy to write about.

8. I am very satisfied with my final draft because I feel that I revised it to my best ability and it has a lot of good metaphores and similes that help to make my poem more enjoyable and understandable.

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