By Mackenzie Keller

Stepping into Disney is

a journey into a storybook.

You become a child.

Feel the magic,

animation,

it’s heaven on Earth.

Constructed by Walt Disney himself.

He was the inventor of

Mickey Mouse.

Mickey is like a

fantasy come true.

Disney encircles you with happiness.

It’s like you’re in a

lush garden.

Disney is magical

like Cinderella’s fairy godmother

or the one and only

Tinker Bell.

It’s a place where

dreams

last

forever.

Disney truly is a wish

your heart makes.

1. I decided to publish an ode poem.

2. I chose Disney as the subject of my ode because I love Disney and it is a place that has a lot of meaning to me. My family does some sort of Disney trip almost ever year, so it has a special place in my heart. I have made a ton of memories there.

3. The tone of my poem is magical and bright.

4. The theme of my poem is that Disney is a place where people are always joyful and can live in their fantasy’s.

5. One example of figurative language in my poem is: “Stepping into Disney is a journey into a storybook.” This is a metaphor. This figurative language contributes to the tone and theme development because Disney is a place full of fairytale stories. When you walk in the gates of the Magic Kingdom you feel like you are in the actual fairytale world of a storybook. Another example of figurative language in my poem is: “Disney encircles you with happiness. It’s like you’re in a lush garden.” This is a simile. This figurative language contributes to the tone and theme development because it compares Disney to a lush garden. It means that Disney surrounds you with happiness like when you are in a garden and surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants.

6. One specific way I revised this poem is by changing excitement to animation. I made this revision because the word excitement is a bit boring and I wanted to put in a word that made you feel deeper and more meaning.  Another specific way I revised this poem is by changing created to constructed. I made this revision because the word constructed is a more elevated word than created and in odes you are supost to have more elevated word choice.

7. It was not super hard to write this poem because Disney means a lot to me and when I had to write about it in a poem it flowed right out of me.

8. I am very satisfied with my poem because I think it turned out well, I put effort into making it, and it is about something I love.