He uses images, diction, tone, sounds and conflict to relay how he feels to the reader. ... The tone of the poem changes up when he tells the reader to "Listen! ... Which means he want you to pay attention to the sound that of the water makes when it "flings"(10) the pebbles back and forth. ... He rarely talks about how things are good but rather how the world is crying out to us for help. ... Then lets the reader know what how he hears the world threw his ears. ...

• Word Count: 638
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Siren Song" is fairly short poem that grabs the reader's attention quickly. ... She changes her mood to keep the reader's attention and then finally in the last stanza reveals the conclusion. ... The reader is attracted to the attention given to them by the author with the line "I will tell the secret to you, to you, only to you" (19-20). ... She says, "Come closer," to fully attract the readers attention. ... That too was another way the catch the reader into believing what the narrator was saying: she's not actually upset. ...

• Word Count: 1751
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Using beautiful imagery and metaphors throughout the poem, Neruda immediately catches the reader's attention in the first stanza by stating, "I want you to know one thing"." ... The crystal moon symbolizes how clearly he's able to see the relationship between the woman he loves and himself. ... The poet's unique writing style not only uses clever imagery throughout the poem to "paint a picture" to the reader, but keeps the reader engaged. ...

• Word Count: 855
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When Dickinson writes in her first line, "I heard a fly buzz - when I died" (888); it grasps the reader's attention by describing the moment of her death. ... It stands out immensely and catches the reader's eye. ... This stanza deals with how God is brought upon by the speaker's death. ... Dickinson's poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" serenely describes how the speaker is escorted by Death in his carriage. ... This stanza makes the reader realize how short life really is when it's compared to the eternity they may spend in the afterlife. ...

• Word Count: 949
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School