Assess the poem below with respect to each characteristic of lyric poetry. Describe each characteristic as either matching the lyric poetry model or not.
POEM:
Waiting
So here I sit
For more than an hour
Patiently, patiently
Under your power
You said you’d call
I said I’d wait
Time is short
The hour is late
You said you’d call
I said I’d wait
I think I made
A costly mistake.
1. Single speaker
2. Personal views
3. Rhythmic musical sound
4. Single thought or observation
5. Expresses an insight or truth
6. Expresses feeling or emotion
7. Vivid description
8. Figurative language and imagery
1. Single speaker: There is only one speaker who is addressing a person to whom she has a very personal connection 2. Personal views: The speaker in the poem is revealing her feelings of anxiety and hurt in a relationship 3. Rhythmic musical sound: There is a rhythm set by the short stanzas 4. Single thought or observation: The speaker is discussing her feelings in relation to the person she is talking about, specifically, she is revealing hurt pain 5. Expresses an insight or truth: The speaker realizes she has erred. 6. Expresses feeling or emotion: The poem deals with the speaker's pain. 7. Vivid description: Vivid description is not used with the poem, though the reader does have a vivid understanding of the speaker's pain. 8. Figurative language and imagery: The idea of ascribing length to time; metaphor
