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Words are Birds

by: Francisco X. Alarcon

Explication by:

Lauren Wallace

Words are Birds

BY FRANCISCO X. ALARCÓN

words

are birds

that arrive

with books

and spring

they

love

clouds

the wind

and trees

some words

are messengers

that come

from far away

from distant lands

for them

there are

no borders

only stars

moon and sun

some words

are familiar

like canaries

others are exotic

like the quetzal bird

some can stand

the cold

others migrate

with the sun

to the south

some words

die

caged—

they're difficult

to translate

and others

build nests

have chicks

warm them

feed them

teach them

how to fly

and one day

they go away

in flocks

the letters

on this page

are the prints

they leave

by the sea

The Poem

Speaker

Speaker/Situation

  • Unclear through the poem
  • Possible explanations
  • Teacher
  • Parent speaking to child

Situation

  • Poet explaining the significance of words
  • Words can come from anywhere and have a lasting effect

Situation

Metaphors

Metaphor/Simile

  • "words

are birds

that arrive

with books

and spring"

  • "some words

are messengers"

  • "the letters

on this page

are the prints"

Simile

Simile

"some words

are familiar

like canaries

others are exotic

like the quetzal bird"

VS

Diction

Diction/Rhyme/Tone

"they

love

clouds

the wind

and trees"

"teach them

how to fly

and one day

they go away

in flocks"

Rhyme

Rhyme

  • "how to fly

and one day

they go away"

  • "they leave

by the sea"

Tone

  • Simple

  • Upbeat

  • Passionate

  • Pleasant

Tone

Purpose/Message

  • Words can change and evolve into other things
  • They come from far and wide
  • Words build off of each other
  • They can come and go, but their effects are longlasting

Overall Purpose

Themes

  • The evolution of words

  • Power of words

  • Beauty of words

Themes

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