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Poetic License #1
Analysis of a surprise poem. Recommended for high school.
This has been my activity to introduce my students to poetry: reading an unknown poem, analyzing the poem without any context, even the title and author. This has been one of my favorite activities, and this is my favorite poem to use for it.
**Warning: This poem is VERY dark and talks about child abuse and trauma.
Analysis includes focus on diction and point of view, and repetition for emphasis.
The poem is reproduced in this episode description.
New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pain disgrace
The young boy learns their rules
With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on he's known
A vow unto his own
That never from this day
His will they'll take away
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please them all
This bitter man he is
Throughout his life the same
He's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I labeled you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I labeled you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
Performance of the poem by the author: DON'T WATCH UNTIL AFTER YOU LISTEN TO THE PODCAST! IT'LL RUIN THE SURPRISE!
https://youtu.be/DDGhKS6bSAE
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By Theoden Humphrey
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Analysis of a surprise poem. Recommended for high school.
This has been my activity to introduce my students to poetry: reading an unknown poem, analyzing the poem without any context, even the title and author. This has been one of my favorite activities, and this is my favorite poem to use for it.
**Warning: This poem is VERY dark and talks about child abuse and trauma.
Analysis includes focus on diction and point of view, and repetition for emphasis.
The poem is reproduced in this episode description.
New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pain disgrace
The young boy learns their rules
With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on he's known
A vow unto his own
That never from this day
His will they'll take away
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please them all
This bitter man he is
Throughout his life the same
He's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I labeled you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I labeled you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
Performance of the poem by the author: DON'T WATCH UNTIL AFTER YOU LISTEN TO THE PODCAST! IT'LL RUIN THE SURPRISE!
https://youtu.be/DDGhKS6bSAE