Why... Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJK LMNNOKPPQFFFRF LLSTUVWXISPYZVQA2LXC LAB2C2| Walking towards the bridge wincing at every step resisting running | A |
| a feeling in my chest that makes me want to leave | B |
| I must continue | C |
| I don t know why but I must | D |
| I just know it But I don t want to confront it | E |
| but I have too there is no other choice but must I | F |
| I must but I can't | G |
| I can | H |
| continuing to walk each step a stab in the worst places | I |
| finally I reach the peak ready to look | J |
| I confront my fears | K |
| - | |
| There is a teddy bear | L |
| at the bridge | M |
| I look over the edge a small figure | N |
| floating in the water | N |
| I should have ran while I could | O |
| shouldn t have faced my fears | K |
| Why did this happen | P |
| How did this happen | P |
| Why did I have to find this | Q |
| Why | F |
| Why | F |
| Why | F |
| How could I continue now | R |
| just why | F |
| - | |
| The bear | L |
| The child once held the bear | L |
| with love | S |
| not more | T |
| but | U |
| the bear is still here | V |
| the bear is all that's left | W |
| the bear must have meant a lot | X |
| and it still does | I |
| a symbol of love | S |
| something that can't be forgotten | P |
| something a dying child loved | Y |
| then lost | Z |
| but the bear is still here | V |
| how could the bear handle this | Q |
| Because it doesn t feel | A2 |
| I wish I was like the bear | L |
| but I m not | X |
| so I must continue | C |
| that's how I can be like the bear | L |
| continuing | A |
| and not be like the child | B2 |
| and give up | C2 |
Heath Browning-davies
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Poet's note: I wrote this poem in English class, and the first stanza is about confronting your fears, the second stanza is about grief and the final stanza is about acceptance. (It is meant to be centre aligned, but it didn't let me)
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