Prometheus Poem

How do we react to the loss of power?

We feel our way through the dark, we light candles

Then we call an electrician.

How do we react to the loss of wifi?

We work at Starbucks, we breakdown in stress

Then we call Ms. Shepherd.

If the whole country’s economic system failed,

How do we react to the loss of stability?

We panic, we cannot function, we try and tackle unemployment.

Then we call upon our congress, our president.

When we call out to our congress, our mayor, our electrician, we expect to saved.

When we call out to our wifi controller, we expect to saved.

We praise those who help us with joy and thanks,

However, Lonely and longing for a rescuer is left President Prometheus.

Who restored our stability, our chance for progress,

Who restored his people’s power.

American Cheese

Jim Daniels, in his poem “American Cheese,” gives off a child-like, reminiscing tone to his readers by appealing to the tastes and experiences of his childhood, and the child-hood many Americans have experienced. The reader right away acknowledges the speakers conflict with his adult life when he tells himself that the fancy cheeses are okay in lines four and five. When he speaks about his “Day-old Wonder Bread” and folded slice of American Cheese, the reader can easily relate to their small, yet pleasant memories of their life at home. The speaker explains that his mom does not even remember him being a “cheese eater, plain like that,” because even though it was not a big deal, the small things are a big deal to the reader when it comes to remembering his simple life before he was an adult. By these small details of the speaker’s childhood, the reader walks away with memories of their childhood, reminiscing on their simple lives growing up as well.

Advice from the Experts

“Advice from the Experts,” by Bill Knott, leaves the reader in suspense by his short, detailed lines that lead the reader to understand the act the speaker is about to commit. The first line uses the word “I lay” showing that the speaker is currently making some sort of action, the reader now continue reading to find out what he/she will do. The next line says “my feet against,” showing that the speaker is getting ready to take action. The next two lines are in past tense, showing that the speaker is now taking into consideration the different factors that may have kept him from his action, which the reader now knows is to jump. Because Bill Knott took the reader through the decision process and the preparation for the jump, they are left in suspense of whether or not the speaker will jump or listen to the gawkers.