Life is fine by: Langston hughes

Lines 5-8

5.) I came up once and hollered!

6.) I came up twice and cried!

7.) If that water hadn't a-been so cold

8.) I might've sunk and died

He came up 2 times and the water was to cold so he hollered and cried..

6.) Theme

The theme of this poem we think is; There isn't always negative things in life, and life is the best gift to be given.

lines 1-4

1.) I went down to the river

2.) I set down on the bank

3.) I tried to think but couldn't

4.) So i jumped in and sank

He is trying to think if he should kill himself or not. Then he jumps in the water and sinks.

5.) Re-explore the title

The title after completing the TP-CASTT analysis the title tells us that; Everything happens for a reason, and if you couldn't kill yourself so you may as well just live.

4.) Shifts

The shift in the poem was from depressing n the beginning, and to happy in the end.

3.) Attitude or Tone

The tone of this poem is depressing.

1.) Explore the Title!

The title gives us no information abut this poem.

2.) Connotation

Simile: Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

Lines 23-27

23.) Though you may hear me holler,

24.) And you may see me cry--

25.) I'll be dogged, sweet baby,

26.) If you gonna see me die.

27.) Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

You may hear me holler and you may see me cry but baby you will never see me die. Life is as fine as the finest wines.

Lines 9-13

9.) But it was cold in that water! It was cold!

10.) I took the elevator

11.) Sixteen floors above the ground.

12.) I thought about my baby

13.) And thought i would jump down.

life is fine

The water was cold. He went in an elevator and thought about his kid and thought about jumping.

Lines 19-22

I went down to the river,

I set down on the bank.

I tried to think but couldn't,

So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered!

I came up twice and cried!

If that water hadn't a-been so cold

I might've sunk and died.

But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took the elevator

Sixteen floors above the ground.

I thought about my baby

And thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!

I stood there and I cried!

If it hadn't a-been so high

I might've jumped and died.

But it was High up there! It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',

I guess I will live on.

I could've died for love—

But for livin' I was born

Though you may hear me holler,

And you may see me cry—

I'll be dogged, sweet baby,

If you gonna see me die.

Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

19.) So since I'm still here livin'

20.) I guess I will live on.

21.) I could've died for love--

22.) But for livin' I was born

He didn't kill himself because he was to scared. He could've died because of love, but because he lived he was born.

Lines 14-18

14.) I stood there and hollered!

15.) I stood there and cried!

16.) If it hadn't a-been so high

17.) I might've jumped and died.

18.) But it was high up there! It was high!

He stood there hollering, and crying but he got scared because he was to high off the ground.

Life is fine by: Langston Hughes