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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

"Raisin in the Sun" Character Poem

We had just finished "A Raisin in the Sun" in my Juniors Honors English class. My teacher assigned us the task of evolving into the persona of one character, whether major or minor role, into a three stanza poem. I automatically decided to choose a character a knew a lot about. The first stanza was based on the past (facts/events taken from the play, or my own imagination), the second on the present (facts/events solely based on the what happened in the play), and the third on the future (again, facts/events based in the play or what I thought would happen after the story. My teacher based our poems on 7 categories on different point values.
1) creative title - 5 pts
2) three stanzas (the first on the past, second on the present, and third on the future) - 15 pts
3) each stanza is 10 lines long - 10 pts
4) stanza two contains overt references to specific events from the play - 10 pts
5) the poem as a whole reads smoothly; the language is fluent - 20 pts
6) the poem as a whole reflects the true essence of the chosen character - 20 pts
7) the language in the poem is poetic and contains a minimum of five literary devices - 20 pts
I thought since I was rewarded a perfect score, this poem was worth sharing.
If you have read the play, this poem will fairly easy for you to follow.
My character was Ruth Younger.

Will He Still Love Me in the End?

I was just like most girls
Who dream of a man to spend my life with
This man is my knight in shining armor
He is my stronghold, to whom I entrust my life
Then I hope he can feel the same about me
This is the love that I long to keep for him
With this deep love and loyalty, we can overcome any obstacles
I know there may be plenty of times,
For us to agree to disagree
But I know we can work through anything that comes our way

My man has found this check in life, to cradle like a newborn baby
How can he find material things, like a check,
Even more important than the love he must share with his wife
His own mother is like his dog to hand over the check when she gets it
He pretends to care for his beloved sister,
Can't he figure out she longs for a future too?
Her dreams and desires are meant to come true
Our lives and things we long for should not be put on halt
What about these friends on Walter's?
What if something happens with the money, or Walter's plans?
Will he then come back to loving me?

My prediction came true, exactly what I imagined
But my husband, oh how I love him,
Made up for his mistake
I knew he had it in him the whole time, it was only a matter of finding it
Like the Lord Jesus to his children, my husband showed his love for his family
I could never ask for a more beautiful home with my beautiful family
Even if the people of this world are not perfect,
I know in life things will get better
We will prosper as one people and live the lives we were meant to
Joined altogether with the unconditional love my husband




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