Poetry About Me By Ivana
This anthology is detected to Brianna Cozens for encouraging me to write poems.
Found Poetry
Be Yourself Why would you want to be someone else When you could be better by being yourself Why pretend to be someone you are not When you have something they haven't got Cheating yourself of the life you have to live Deprives others of that only which you can give You have much more to offer by being just you Than walking around in someone else's shoes Trying to live the life of another is a mistake It is a masquerade; nothing more than a fake Be yourself and let your qualities show through Others will love you more for being just you Remember that God loves you just as you are To Him you are already a bright shining star Family and friends will love you more too If you spent time practicing just being you - Ellen Bailey
“Be a fruitloop in a world full of cheerios” - Unknown. Ellen Bailey’s “Be Yourself” is about, as the title states, being yourself. That you don’t need to be someone that you’re not. Within this piece there is a AABB rhyme scheme. The last words in the first two lines of each stanza rhyme like live and give. Also the last word of the last two lines of each stanza also rhyme, like too and you. I think that the author of this poem decided to include rhyme because it makes the poem easier and more fun to read, as well as more interesting to read. Also I think that she made it this specific rhyme scheme because it is a very common rhyme scheme and maybe she wanted younger, as well as older audiences to be able to understand and read the poem. As well as having a rhyme scheme there is also a rhythm within the poem, which most of the time comes naturally when there is a rhyme scheme. One other literary element that is within this poem is alliteration. If you read through this poem the second line has 4 b words in a row, “be better by being”. I find that the alliteration in that line emphasizes the meaning of that line as well as the meaning of the whole poem. It emphasizes that being yourself is the best you can ever be.
Volleyball set it up to spike it down dig it, then repeat blockers up and coverage close talk loud and move your feet give it everything you have don't just play the game strive to beat the other teams make them fear your name points rack up and tension builds we all know what's at stake skill and heart and desire to win aren't things that you can fake some are short and some are tall we come in different sizes that doesn't change the way that we wear our floor burns like prizes any game that we must play with worthy competition we face the team across the net with courage and ambition if every person does their best and gives it what they can work has a knack for paying off and winning is the plan so dig it up and load it up send it back once more aiming for a certain spot, a place to hit the floor shifting, diving, calling out, don't be afraid to fall it's this sport that you should try we call it volleyball - E.A. England
“wear our floor burns like prizes” (Line 16, I.G.). E.A. England’s “Volleyball” talks about the sport volleyball. This poem has a BB rhyme scheme. The last word of each second and fourth line in each stanza rhymes, such as fall and volleyball. I think that the author of this poem added rhyme, maybe, to make it more interesting and easier to read the poem. This poem also has a rhythm, which usually comes when there is a rhyme within a poem. As well as rhyme and rhythm this poem has a certain line length, which is short. All the lines within this poem as fairly short lines. The shortness of the lines make it easier to read oppose to very long lines. I think that the author made the lines very short because it makes the poem more interesting and not very long and boring. I find when the lines in a poem are very long it makes the poem drag and it makes it less interesting; unless that is the poem is only a few lines long. So with these short lines this poem is not dragging on and isn’t uninteresting. As well as line length, and rhyme this poem also has a simile with in it. The simile within this poem is wear our floor burns like prizes. I find that this simile represents the pride that people have for the game of volleyball. That they are proud of the scars that they get from it, just because they love the game.
Shy People We hate to ask the time so instead we find a clock, We hate to push and shove so we find another place to walk. We don't visit people's houses if it means we have to knock, And picking up the phone to make a call results in nervous shock. We are known for only saying our hello's and goodbye's, We feel bad because we can't look you straight in the eyes. We know deep down that we're a good bunch of guys, But each one of us is lonely and each surely cries. We know that on the surface nothing is as it seems, We know that our silence is really hidden screams. We try to talk and thereby raise our self esteem, However the act of talking is like a balancing beam. We sometimes feel threatened as if we're social prey, We keep our heads down and obediently obey. We view life as an ongoing and collective survey, Which is why shy people have the most to say. - Unknown
In this poem “Shy People”, which the writer is unknown, it is talking about people who are shy. In this poem there is a lot of parallelism. In each stanza there is parallelism. You can see that in every stanza the first 3 lines start with we. I think that maybe the reason the author included parallelism within this poem is because it enhances the deeper meaning of the poem, which is that shy people don’t like to speak up, and are very afraid of talking to other people. The repetition of the parallelism could be seen as repetition as well because it is repeating the same parallelisms over and over again. I also think this repetition is to emphasize the message of the poem. There is also a ABAB rhyme scheme within this poem. The last word in each first and third line in each stanza rhymes, such as prey and survey. As well, the last word of each second and fourth line in each stanza rhymes, such as obey and say. I think that the reason that the author chose to include a rhyme scheme because it makes the poem just a bit more interesting to read and it also adds to message of the poem. It adds that shy people aren’t always very happy people.
Veče Na Školju
An Evening on a Small Island
Pučina plava Spava, Prohladni pada mrak. Vrh hridi crne Trne Zadnji rumeni zrak.
The vast blue deep Is asleep; Cool and quiet, falls the night. Atop dark rocks, dying fast, The last Crimson ray of sunset light.
I jeca zvono Bono, Po kršu dršće zvuk; S uzdahom tuge Duge Ubogi moli puk.
The church bell tolls; Its trembling tones Over craggy hills resound. With sighs of endless Sadness, Poor folks are prayer-bound.
Kleče mršave Glave Pred likom boga svogIštu. Al' tamo, Samo Ćuti raspeti bog.
Skeletal and grey, They pray On knees before their God, But no word Is heard From the crucified Lord.
I san sve bliže Stiže, Prohladni pada mrak, Vrh hridi crne Trne Zadnji rumeni zrak. - Aleksa Šantić
The nearing repose Is close; Cool and quiet, falls the night; Atop dark rocks, dying fast, The last Crimson ray of sunset light. - Aleksa Šantić
Aleksa Šantić’s poem “Veče Na Škojiu” or “An Evening on a Small Island”, is about an evening on a small island. One literary element that is present within this piece of writing is repetition. If you read through the poem you can see that the second and last stanza are the exact same. I find that this repetition of the stanza emphasizes the importance of the stanza. I think that the author may have chosen to put repetition in this poem because he maybe wanted to emphases the importance of this place to him. As well as having repetition this poem also has a very different rhyme scheme. The first and second lines rhyme in a stanza (i.e. deep and asleep), then the forth and fifth lines also rhyme in the same stanza (i.e. fast, and last). This pattern of rhyme goes through the whole poem except for the second stanza. This may be because this second stanza has a bigger meaning then what is said. In the second stanza it sets the tone, which is sadness. Maybe this is why he had decided to make it so it doesn’t rhyme because, that second stanza sets the tone, and possibly even the meaning of the poem. I also would like to point on the line length. If you look at the poem that is written in Serbian you can see that the lines are very short. This makes the poem not drag on a lot and it also makes it easier to read, if you’re able to read Serbian. But if you look over to the English translation you can see that the lines lengths and placements are different. The length is most likely because it is written in a different language. The words in English are longer then the words in Serbian, or at least that is the case for this specific poem. But when it comes to the placement of the lines it could have been many things. The translator may have just made it however not considering where the lines go, or the translator could have been trying to bring the same message Aleksa was with his line lengths, but in a different way. I would think that it would be the second reason because changing the line lengths and placement of lines of a poem could change the poem completely and I don’t think that the translator of this poem would be that careless.
Travel to the place “Travel to the place” (Line 1, D.J.S.). Divyesh J. Shah’s poem “Travel to the place” is about traveling. Within this poem there is repetition. If you read the poem you can see that the first line of every stanza starts with travel to the place. It is being repeated throughout the whole poem. This repetition strengthens the meaning of the poem, which is that traveling can free you from the stress or other challenges you are facing throughout your daily life. As well as repetition, this poem also has a rhyme scheme, but the rhyme scheme is very inconsistent. Within the poem there are 3 stanzas that do not rhyme. I think this is to emphasize the importance or maybe these stanzas are not as important as the rest. But for the rest of the poem there are some stanzas that only the 2 last words of the 2 last lines in the stanza rhymes, or it’s a aabb rhyme scheme. I think this is maybe to emphasize the importance of some stanzas and the little importance of other stanzas. The ones that don’t rhyme may be the more important stanzas because they stand out more.
Travel to the place Where mind set to peace, No one can see, Feel us free. Travel to the place Where we can breathe, Fill our desire, We wish; we aspire. Travel to the place Where we have silence, Flower of fragrance, And nature to admire. Travel to the place Where we can write, Lines of rhyme, At any time. Travel to the place Where we have enough space, Work without race, No tension on face. Travel to the place Where we can dance, Sing at glance, Bit of time to romance. Travel to the place Where we spread love, Freedom to serve And land to move. Travel to the place Where we can live, Of joy and sprinkle its grace, And do anything, anywhere. - Divyesh J. Shah
Written Poetry
Serbia Walking on the streets: Sun beaming, green leaves on trees I love Serbia - Ivana G.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!This!poem!that!I!have!written!is!about!the!country! Serbia.!This!poem!if!you!have!not!already!noticed!is!a! haiku.!Within!in!this!haiku!I!have!a!kigo,!kireji!and!I!have! also!followed!the!guidelines!of!a!haiku!with!the!5,!7,!5! syllables.!The!kigo!in!my!poem!is!green!leaves.!Green! leaves!suggest!that!the!season!is!summer.!The!kireji!in! my!poem!is!the!ellipse!on!the!Birst!line.!If!you!read! through!the!poem!you!will!see!that!the!ellipse!changes! the!image!the!poem!creates!in!your!head!and!also!makes! you!stop!before!to!continue!to!read!the!next!line.!If!you! read!the!poem!and!count!out!the!syllables!you!will!notice! that!I!did!the!5,!7,!5!syllables!that!are!suppose!to!be!in!a! haiku.!I!would!also!like!to!point!one!literary!element!that! is!within!this!poem,!which!is!tone.!The!tone!within!this! poem!is!happiness.!You!can!tell!by!some!of!the!wording,! such!as!beaming!and!love.!I!am!conveying!happiness!in! this!poem!because!I!like!to!go!to!Serbia.!I’m!happy!when! I’m!there.!
Traveling Frees You
- Ivana G. This poem that I have written is about traveling. Within this poem have incorporated a few literary elements, such as repetition, symbolism, and parallelism. If you read through the poem you can see that I have repeated the line traveling frees you. I did this to emphasize how much traveling relaxes you, and how much it makes you feel like a different, calmer person. To emphasize how I feel while traveling. As for the symbolism I shaped my poem as the Earth. I chose the earth because it represents travel. You can travel almost anywhere on Earth. It strengthens the fact that travel can take you anywhere. As well as repetition, and symbolism I have also included parallelism. If you read through my poem you can see that some lines start with the same one or two words, like it and it lets. I chose to include parallelism within my poem because I find that it strengthens the message that I am trying to send, which is traveling can make you into a whole other person with better experiences. It highlights the theme within my poem, which is that travel can help you throughout your life.
Volleyball The thrill of playing this tremendous sport It doesn’t matter your length or your size You can play whether your tall or you’re short You can play with both sides, girls or guys It helps you get your frustration out Your anger, your aggravation, your rage It is the best sport, without any doubt It makes you feel ten times younger in age 3 hits, then the ball goes over the net Getting your team another point, Hooray! It is game point, nervousness makes you sweat You win the game, its been a superb day
Volleyball is the best sport you can play It makes every day an excellent day - Ivana G.
“Volleyball is the best sport you can play” (Line 13, I.G.). This poem that I have written is about volleyball. One of the literary elements that I have included within this poem is a rhyme scheme. The full rhyme scheme of this poem is abab cdcd efef gg. Not only is this rhyme scheme needed within an English sonnet poem, but also I find that it emphasizes how important volleyball is to me. It emphasizes the importance of volleyball to me with the rhythm that is incorporated naturally into the rhyme. Volleyball means a lot to me and I find that the rhyme in this sonnet gets that across, as well as some of the wording that I have chosen. As well as getting the fact that volleyball is important to me I also find that the rhyming in the poem makes it a little more fun and easier to read. I would also like to point out the tone of this poem, which is cheerful and victorious. You can tell that the tone is cheerful and victorious from the one line You win the game, its been a superb day. You win the game states that you are victorious, and have conquered the other team. The whole line together states cheerfulness because it is saying that it has been a wonderful day and you won the game. And winning a game and saying that it has been a wonderful day are things that would make you happy and cheerful.
Shyness Being shy can hide who you truly are Who you want to be Who you cannot be Who you could only dream of becoming Shyness hides us from everyone We try to speak We try to say what we want to say We try to show everyone who we really are But we are afraid Afraid of what people will say What they will think We are cats, Scaredy-cats Shyness is pulling us back From the opportunities The adventures The fun of it all We try, but do not succeed - Ivana G.
“We try, but do not succeed” (Line 18, I.G.). This poem I have written is about shyness. One literary element that I have included into my poem is parallelism. If you read through my poem you will notice that I have included parallelism a few times throughout the poem. I have included parallelism within my poem because I find that it emphasizes that shy people have a lot of potential but are just to afraid of showing it. This is the main idea of my poem, the theme. To show others that shy people are just afraid of being judged. Not to judge them until you know them. As well I would like to talk about the tone of this poem. The tone is very sad. You can tell this poem is very sad because of some of the wording, like We try, but we do not succeed. I chose to make it very sad so people could really understand that shy people aren’t always very happy, and to try to encourage them to speak up. With this poem I tried to give it the deepest meaning I could possibly include in a poem of this topic. I wanted to do this because I want the reader to really think about the poem, and think about the people around them, shy or not. I have also put a metaphor within my poem, which is We are cats. I’m directly comparing shy people to a cat. If you read the line after that you can see that I’m comparing them to a specific kind of cat, a scaredy-cat. I chose to put in this metaphor to show people that shy people are just very scared. That they’re not bad or mean people just scared.
Be You Be who you are Be who you want to be Be who you can be Be different from everyone else Be your own person Be someone different from your friends and family Be who you want to be Be unique Be special Be you - Ivana G.
“Be you” (Line 10, I.G.). This poem is about being you and not to be someone else. Two literary elements that
I have used within my poem are parallelism and repetition. If you read through my poem you can see that the first
three lines start with be who. As well as this you can see that every line starts with the words be. I chose to include
parallelism into this poem because I feel that it emphasizes the meaning behind the poem, which is that you shouldn’t be anyone else except for yourself. That you be different from everyone else and to never be someone your not. As well as parallelism I have also included repetition. If your read through by poem you will see that I have repeated the
word be a lot. I chose to include repetition because if find that, just like parallelism, it emphasizes the bigger meaning behind my poem, to always be yourself.
All About Me I find that being yourself is the best you could ever be. That being someone else won’t make you any better then you
were before. Because I feel so strongly about being you I chose a poem about being yourself. This poem is called “Be
Yourself”, and is written by Ellen Bailey. I also wrote a poem about being you called “Be You”. Both poems talk about how
being yourself is always the best that you can ever be, and to not be someone else. Seeing someone not being who they are is like watching a deer being slaughtered. Watching a person being slaughtered. This is why I try especially hard not to be
someone I’m not. I express who I am. I express my heritage. My heritage, is who I am. I am Serbian. If you look through my
anthology you’ll see that I actually included a poem by a famous Serbian poet, named Aleksa Šantić. The poem being called “Veče Na Školju”, which means an evening on a small island. The poem itself and what it means doesn’t have to do with my
identity, and me but the language that is used within the poem does. This is because the poem is written in Serbian and, as I said before, I’m Serbian. I also wrote a poem called “Serbia”. I wrote it to express how much I love the country Serbia, and really my overall heritage
Volleyball is my life. It’s a big part of who I am. When I’m playing volleyball I feel free. Every problem that I have just
disappears when I’m playing volleyball. This is the reason I both found and wrote a poem about the superb sport. Both of these two poems are called “Volleyball”. The one that I found was written by E.A. England. Both poems talk about how volleyball players are proud of the sport that they play and that volleyball is a really good sport to play. “wear our floor burns like
prizes” (line 16 E.A.E.) this line from E.A. England’s expresses how people who play the wondrous sport that is volleyball are proud to show that they do. As the line “Volleyball is the best sport you can play” (line 13, I.G.) from the poem I had written talks more about how I feel that volleyball is one of the best sports that you could play.
I am a very shy person, probably one of the shyest people you’ll ever meet. I don’t like talking in front of big crowds or
even crowds of 10 people. If I don’t know them I don’t want to talk to them. Because of my incredible shyness, I found and
wrote a poem about shyness. The one that that I had found is called “Shy People”, and is by an unknown author. My favorite line in this poem is “Which is why shy people have the most to say.” (line16, Unknown). I love this line the most because it is
actually very true. I usually have so much to say, but because I am shy I chose to not say it. As for the poem that I wrote about shyness it’s called “Shyness”. My favorite line within that poem is “Afraid of what people will say” (line 10, I.G.). I like this line
the most for the same reason that I like the other line, because it is very true. A lot of the time when I want to say something, I’m always afraid what other people will say or think about me because if that one thing that I said. This is also the reason I never really say what I want to say, I’m afraid.
Traveling. It makes me feel free. It relaxes me. It is part of me. I love it. Because of my love for traveling around the
world I have found and written poems about traveling. The poem that I found is called “Travel to the Place…”, and is written by Divyesh J. Shah. My favorite line in this poem is “Travel to the place” (line 1, D.J.S.). I like this line the most because it sort of
represents you can really travel to any place that you want, you can travel to the place that makes you the happiest, saddest,
you can travel to any place. As for the poem that I have written, “Travel is Freeing”, my favorite line would be “Traveling frees you” (line 1, I.G.). I like this line because, to me at least, I feel very free as free as a bird when I travel. I am never stressed, or worrying about something when I’m traveling. Traveling does free me.
My Name Vignette In Hebrew, it means gift from God. In Russian, it means a gracious gift.
In Czechoslovakian, it is the feminine of Ivan. Ivana. My name is like a gift. It is the sunrise to a beautiful day.
It’s unique, just like me, and even if I were offered a million dollars I still
wouldn’t change my name. My name is different from many other names, just as I’m different from many other people. I’m my own person. My name is it’s own name.
My name was easy for my parents to choose, as easy as it is for you to
break something fragile. There was only one other option for my name, and it
was Natasha. If I looked at my name in a mirror I would see myself, but if I were to look the name Natasha in the mirror, the mirror would shatter. Natasha isn’t me. It doesn’t want to be me, as I don’t want to be it.
In my mind my name is the perfect name for me. It suits how I look, and it
fits my personality like a glove. Ivana is the best name for me, the only name for me.
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