Risks. To me, risks come in packages in my everyday life. I know I am at risk when I step on a field or court because I can get injured. Some of these injuries include tearing ACL’s, or breaking your wrist. I also am at risk when I am running around the corner of Emerson Ave along the yellow lines because I can be taken away by someone I don’t know. Risks are weaved in my life and I sometimes don’t recognize them all the time, but not having risks in life would mean no surprises. In the poem, “Risks” by Janet Round, the theme, risks are worth living for clearly shows throughout the lines. The poem is about the outcome and effect risks can provide in a human’s life. Similar, in Chapter Two from Banner in the Sky titled “A Boy and a Man” by James …show more content…
Throughout the poem, different ways are shown that risks result in good situations or bad ones. Specifically, in line 10 it says, “But risks must be taken, because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing.” This example means that risks occur all of the time and that’s what changes people's perspective about life. However, to not take any risks in life, that person’s life is full of dullness and depression because they have no new surprises in life. Also, in lines 11-12 it says, “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes/nothing.” This example means someone who doesn’t take risks doesn’t go anywhere in life. Through these lines, it explains taking risks will get you places, but not taking those chances on a new change from meeting new people or making new friends, will leave you nowhere. For example, someone takes risks when they apply for college because they either fail or succeed in their academics. As you can see, the poem and the chapter show how risks are important in …show more content…
In the chapter from Boy and a Man, countless ideas enlist on each page to show the motif of the book. One example shown in this chapter is, “This time, as he lay down, the ice bit, cold and rough, into his bare chest; but he scarcely noticed it. With his arms extended, all the shirt and half the jacket were out of sight beneath the curve in the crevasse” (page 2, paragraph 19). In these lines, the young boy climbing the mountains alone, Rudi, is stripping frantically in order to save another person’s life. This risk is an act of bravery and unselfishness, too. This truly means that taking risks isn’t all about yourself, but you can also risk your life for someone else. Likewise, told in this quote by Walter Winchell, “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out, ” Rudi is the real friend who accidently finds the man stuck in the and tries to help when no one else is there. Rudi saves him by risking his own life for the man. Another example in the chapter is, “‘Yes,’ said Rudi softly, ‘he was killed on the Citadel.’” (page 5 paragraph 13). Throughout these lines, the risk for Rudi is to go back to the mountains where his father had died and not telling his mother because he knew the reaction from her. When Rudi goes to the mountains without telling his mother, he knows he is going to risk breaking the bond they have because he lied. Also, when Rudi takes the risk to go to the place where his father had died, he does
Overall, dwell on this process of changing throughout the poem, it can be understood that the poet is demonstrating a particular attitude towards life. Everyone declines and dies eventually, but it would be better to embrace an optimistic, opened mind than a pessimistic, giving-up attitude; face the approach of death unflinchingly, calmly.
“…people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want" (79). Both protagonist learned about the dangers of fear through the tribulations of their journey. Although life may constantly though curveballs our way, it is important to learn how to take risks. One must to have the audacity to continue on. Odysseus, a courageous Greek hero, would not have made it very far if he was apprehensive of taking risks. Instead, he sought
In the end, the poem is looking to show what actions can do in the long run. It teaches us to be very cautious with everything we do since it can affect the people around us. It can have good or bad
We all know that staying safe will keep us alive, but it is a boring way to live. The biggest regret a person can have is never trying what they always wanted. As mentioned before, time never stops, so it is crucial that they act now. We fight a battle before we are even born against millions of others to see who will get to the egg first and be fertilized and born. We did not come to this world to just be safe and to be afraid to do new things. We all have a reason to be here and the journey of life is to find our purpose in life. It is what makes life so great, but to get their we must take risks and overcome that fear. People are afraid of taking risks because of failure. They are afraid to fail and not get anywhere. However, that fear can be overcome is they keep pushing and keep trying and keep taking risks. Taking risks will get a person out of their “safe” comfort zones and the result of this can be something so
The hyperbole helps describe Armitage’s messages to the readers of the child’s fears of failing in adulthood, but adulthood can give you freedom and opportunities. We see the child's fears of failing in adulthood, which is conveyed by the hyperbole of “to fall or to fly.” The fall represents the failing and the fly represents the success. This hyperbole shows the child's fears of whether or not he is going to succeed in adulthood. The conclusion of the poem is ambiguous, but reflects a real life experience most of us undergo, not knowing whether independence is a chance for us to thrive or fail. This message made me consider if I am going to thrive or fail in adulthood but I know that it is part of life and that mostly everyone have or will undergo this life experience. An additional hyperbole Armitage uses to display that adulthood can give you freedom and opportunities is ”endless sky.” This shows the freedom, independence and opportunities the child gets in his adulthood and it may not be scary as it looks, as you can choose and decide for yourself. I believe that I get small doses of independence because I can decide my own career path as I am becoming a year thirteen next year and then entering the big wide world. Armitage uses hyperbole to convey the message to the reader that the child is scared, but he knows that he will have freedom and endless opportunities ahead of
Everyone has taken risks whether they be big or not, they will lead you down the path you choose in life. In the short stories Beowulf, Black Heart, and The Deep taking risks was a big part in all three. In Beowulf, there is many risks that he took, but the main one was that he risked his life to save the people that he loved. In the second book Black Heart by Mark Brazaitis, the girl risked her life to make friends with something she knew could kill her because she was so lonely. In the final book, The Deep by Anthony Doerr the main character made risks every day because he never knew if he was going to wake up to see the next.
The rhyme of the second and fourth line allows the poem to linger in the thoughts of the reader creating a continuous reminder of the message being conveyed. These lines express the important message of making the most out of your time. The entire poem uses a metaphor which displays poetry as something that is fixed and that once it is written, it cannot be changed. The last two lines of this stanza relates the readers’ life to a poem with the use of the word sentence to refer to aspects of young Australians’ lives. This metaphor allows teenage readers to get the sense that it is important to make the most out of your life and not to stress about the small
Poetry is the most compressed form of literature, which should be read slowly and savored attentively. Poets employ different poetic techniques to convey their ideas, opinions, and express their feelings. Some poems can be understood easily while others seam vague. But whatever they are, they all contain some common elements of poetry such as theme, figurative language, and tone, etc. ¡§Constantly risking absurdity and death¡¨ and ¡§betting on the muse¡¨ are two poems which are written by two different poets. By comparing and contrasting these two poems, the full beauty of the poems can be greatly appreciated and their theme can be deeply explored.
It also demonstrates what it might feel after all. Danger is what pushes you to get to your goal Because in order to achieve your goal you have to go through danger ; as a result you will reach your goal and it will make you feel more mature. Danger may be seen differently by different people depending on their attitude or just their character in overall. Teddy caused the first danger
(Poem Hunter, 2006 ). I feel that the author encourages people to understand that everyone faces trials, even the things found in nature; however, those trials in no way should define the meaning of our
...is a romantic poem that teaches a lesson about life. Its use of figurative language makes the poem appealing to the readers. It talks about life being fun
At first the relationship between a father and his son can be perceived as a simple companionship. However, this bond can potentially evolve into more of a dynamic fitting relationship. In The Road The Man and his son have to depend on one another because they each hold a piece of each other. The Man holds his sons sense of adulthood while the son posses his father’s innocence. This reliance between the father and son create a relationship where they need each other in order to stay alive. “The boy was all that stood between him and death.” (McCarthy 29) It is evident that without a reason to live, in this case his son, The Man has no motivation to continue living his life. It essentially proves how the boy needs his father to love and protect him, while the father needs the boy to fuel ...
However, the chocolates show us that life is filled with the concept of the unknown. We must take risks to grow as people, and when we take these risks we may not always achieve our desired results, however, we must still take risks to increase the possibility of growth. Even when we take a risk we might not obtain our desired chocolate, and once we have picked a chocolate, we cannot put it back for someone else to choose. Similarly, in life when you are dealt a deck of cards, you are not always going to obtain what you want, you must adapt according to your circumstances, even if we are posed with a difficult situation, we must overcome it.
This is a wonderful poem with many different themes and ideas. One of the biggest themes is not being afraid to take a chance. Some of the other themes include, not following the crowd, trying new things, and standing for something. This poem stated that the author "took the one (road) less traveled by, and that has made all the difference" so the author is telling the reader that we too should not be afraid to take another path.
In the poem, “The Road Not Taken”, the speaker has to make a big decision in his life. This poem talks about a person who comes across an intersection or a fork in the road and he has to choose which way to follow. The road is a metaphor of the choices we make in life. As the speaker ponders his choices, he feels strongly that whatever “road” he takes will be for good. So he must weigh his decision well in order to come up with the best choice and not end up regretting it. The speaker considers his thought wisely. He says, “And looked down as far as I could / To where it bent in the undergrowth”, by giving it a proper thought he weighs his choices well and in the end, chooses to follow the road “less traveled”. “The Road Not Taken” signifies a difficult choice in a person’s life that could offer him an easy or hard way out. There is no assurance of what lies ahead; if there will be success or sorrows. But a person has to take risk making up his mind about which way to choose because this is the first step of head...