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An ode to the stage by: Maddy Gambardella

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A place

Not a place

A home

Filled with passion

A safe spot where

Emotions

Too strong for words

Can be expressed

In movements

Gestures

Where history is made

Where competition is fierce

Where one being better than another

Is like a predator hunting for pray

Where only a few survive

And others don’t make it

And feelings of disappointment take over

But disappointment

turns into

Motivation

To be the best they can be

Worth hours and hours

Of hard work

Training

Determination  

All leading to

Three minutes

On stage

Where the lights shine bright as the sun

The stage is as big as the earth

And the audience

Filled with millions of eyes

That are all watching

Watching you

 

Questions Responses
  1. Which poem type did you publish?
I chose to publish my ode.
  1. Answer the ONE question that goes with your poem type:
    1. Emotion Poem: Why did you choose this emotion?
    2. Sensory detail Poem: Why did you choose this event as the basis for your poem?
    3. Inspired by poem: What was the source of your inspiration (poem, song, issue)? Why?
    4. Nature/environment poem: Why did you choose this environment?
    5. Allegory: What is the literal meaning (story)? What is the figurative meaning?
    6. Ode: Why did you choose the subject of your ode?
 I chose the stage as my subject because it is something I feel incredibly passionate about and I do feel like it is my happy place.
  1. What is the tone of your poem?
 passionate
  1. What is the theme of your poem?
 The hard work and determination it takes to do something you love.
  1. Choose TWO examples of figurative language in the poem.
  1. Quote the figurative language: Filled with millions of eyes
  2. Type of figurative language: Hyperbole
  3. Explain how this figurative language contributes to tone and theme development: The exaggeration is showing how nerving it is to stand in front of a lot of people and perform.
  1. Quote the figurative language: Is like a predator hunting for pray
  2. Type of figurative language: Simile
  3. Explain how this figurative language contributes to tone and theme development: The it is comparing a better performer to another and how hard it is to make it and why it is important to be the best you can be.
  1. What are two specific ways you revised this poem? (Example: “I changed “happy” to “content.”) Why did you make these revisions?
 Revision #1:

Explanation: I changed difficult to fierce because I feel like it captures the tone and setting better

 Revision #2:

Explanation: I changed “sadness” to “disappointment” because I feel like it impacts the reader more.
  1. How easy or difficult was it to write this poem? Why?
 It was easy for me to write the poem because everything I wrote is from my perspective and everything I have lived and experienced.
  1. How satisfied are you with your final draft? Explain.
 I am very satisfied with my final draft because I think it really enhances the feeling of what it is like to perform and be on stage.