I think that this poem means to live free of pain, sorrow, deppression, disappointment, and fear, but to lend compassion and to discover reasons why.
- Pyarra R.
To illustrate a poem means to draw a picture or pictures with your poem that you wrote.
The content of the poem determines what it means.
Poem
You need to put the NAME of the poem in your question so it can be answered.
You mean 'The Raven' poem? Edgar Allen Poe.
What poem?
The phrase " before the devil knows you're dead," comes from and old Irish toasting poem. The poem is said to mean that speaker hopes the blessed has a swift trip to heaven before the devil has a chance to steal their soul.
In Whitman's poem, the speaker seems excited and happy. In Dickinson's poem, the speaker is more melancholy and frustrated.
To illustrate a poem means to draw a picture or pictures with your poem that you wrote.
Ask your older relatives who were around when you were a child. That's not much to go on, but is likely the best you can do, unless you can locate the book that the poem was in.
It is implied in the text that Johnny did come to understand the poem before his death. The poem helped him reflect on his life and come to terms with his mortality.
The content of the poem determines what it means.
Depends on if the poem was romantic
Poem
You need to put the NAME of the poem in your question so it can be answered.
You mean 'The Raven' poem? Edgar Allen Poe.
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