Haiku
Old Pond
An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
-Basho
Analysis
In the Haiku poem, "Old Pond" by Basho, the figurative language used in this poem is onomatopoeia for example, "slash". Some poetic devises used in this poem are sensory imagery. The theme would be disturbance and the message would be anything can be disturbed although if something or someone really does not want to be disturbed , they can fight back such as how right after the frog jumped, the water quickly got itself together again.
Tranquility
Nature is so calm
My love is like Rome's and Jules
Just the thought of grass
-Sophia Ratevosian
Analysis
In the poem "Tranquility", there is a use of figurative language such as, "My love is like Rome's and Jules" would be an allusion since this quote is alluding to loving something as much as Romeo and Juliet loved each other. The theme of this poem is tranquility because nature can be very peaceful at times. The message of this we must also look at the little things in life in order to keep us happy.
An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
-Basho
Analysis
In the Haiku poem, "Old Pond" by Basho, the figurative language used in this poem is onomatopoeia for example, "slash". Some poetic devises used in this poem are sensory imagery. The theme would be disturbance and the message would be anything can be disturbed although if something or someone really does not want to be disturbed , they can fight back such as how right after the frog jumped, the water quickly got itself together again.
Tranquility
Nature is so calm
My love is like Rome's and Jules
Just the thought of grass
-Sophia Ratevosian
Analysis
In the poem "Tranquility", there is a use of figurative language such as, "My love is like Rome's and Jules" would be an allusion since this quote is alluding to loving something as much as Romeo and Juliet loved each other. The theme of this poem is tranquility because nature can be very peaceful at times. The message of this we must also look at the little things in life in order to keep us happy.