This Poem

As a direct address to an inanimate object “This Poem” presents three main conflicts concerning the appearance to the observer and the reality in the poem. First, since the speaker addresses an object usually considered voiceless, the reader may abandon his/her normal perception of the poem and enter the poet’s imaginative address. Secondly, the speaker not only addresses the poem but asserts that it cries and fools around in cars, personifying the object with feelings. These acts imply that, not only can the poem in act physical form, but the poem also has the ability to present some particular meaning. Finally, the poet gives the poem a voice to say that its perpetual motion (tilt so all the words slide off.) is “enough” to maintain its sense of existence. This final personification fully dramatizes the conflict between the poem’s appearance and the poem’s statement of reality by giving the object intelligence and consciousness …show more content…
The repetition of the word “This Poem” stress the actions of the Poem its self. The poem illustrates its own actions such as giving small coins, being lost, and diving in small hours which emphasizes that the poem is really a physical object, even though it can’t speak in this poem.
In addition, the poet conveys the poem as a dramatization or as if telling a story. As the reader, understanding the various situations that the poem is placed within the poem compels you to believe that its referring to an actual person. Like many things, reading and giving a perspective on anything is part of out nature, but with poetry for example, an understanding of something and your perspective may not be the one being conveyed by the poet. Therefore, in this poem, the poet is addressing the fact you how she puts it “a teensy tattoo you’ll never get to