By Maximo Figueroa

 

I had a house,

powered by something above,

shining bright.

I had friends,

unselfish,

kind,

and fair.

I had peace,

inside, and out.

 

I had fresh air,

trees left and right,

as tall as the sky,

sharing the space with their neighbor,

the men,

the women,

that used to cut them down.

No factories,

that smoke all day,

their cigarettes,

insted filled with coal.

 

I had an earth,

Strong and mighty,

Like the army

Safe and sound,

like the playground,

My home sweet home.

 

I…

 

Had a dream.

 

#1 The type of poem that I published is an inspired by poem.

#2 The source of inspiration for my poem was from MLK I had a dream speech.

#3 The tone is optimistic, and joyful.

#4 The theme is: The future is in your hands.

#5 a. “I had an earth, strong and mighty, like the army”

5 b. The type of figurative language in the quote above is simile.

5 c. This figurative language contributes to the tone and theme because its optimistic that the earth will become like this in the future, it is not like this now because of pollution and littering.

#6 a. “trees left and right, as tall as the sky”

6 b. The figurative language in the quote above is simile.

6 c. The line from the poem above contributes to the tone and theme because it is also optimistic and joyful, and that the trees will become like this in the future, again, not like this now because of the massive population increase and the cutting down of trees to get wood and make space for new houses/buildings.

#7 For me, this poem was pretty easy to start with, but editing it was hard because I didn’t really want to change the poem that much cuz I really liked how it started.

#8 I am VERY satisfied with the final draft. It was just like I imagined it when I was brainstorming how I would write this poem. It was also kind of fun to make.

and just for fun, pun <— rhyme intended

What do you call an ode to your arms and legs?

A LIMBERICK

for all you people who just read that and gained abs from cringing to hard I’m sorry.