MY LEGACY
I wish to leave behind a legacy that will see the test of time.
I wish to leave a legacy that will be carved into the hearts of many.
I wish to stand for what is noble, for that will be the legacy I will want to leave behind when am gone.
I wish for my legacy to be whispered among the poor and humble,
rather than among the rich, famous and arrogant when am gone.
I wish to leave a legacy that will be carved into the hearts of many.
I wish to stand for what is noble, for that will be the legacy I will want to leave behind when am gone.
I wish for my legacy to be whispered among the poor and humble,
rather than among the rich, famous and arrogant when am gone.
Let my good character, faith and actions be the legacy I leave behind.
Let my acts of kindness, compassion, love and forgiveness be the legacy I leave behind.
Let me leave behind a heart full of empathy for all.
Let me leave behind a legacy of friendship for all.
Yes, a legacy that builds bridges that connect all.
Let my acts of kindness, compassion, love and forgiveness be the legacy I leave behind.
Let me leave behind a heart full of empathy for all.
Let me leave behind a legacy of friendship for all.
Yes, a legacy that builds bridges that connect all.
Let me leave behind a beautiful legacy that is worthy of emulation for my children, not a legacy of material wealth, hatred, selfishness and unforgiving mind.
I would like my legacy to make a positive impact for the generations that will come behind me.
Yes, a legacy of peace and harmony that will benefit all.
I would like my legacy to make a positive impact for the generations that will come behind me.
Yes, a legacy of peace and harmony that will benefit all.
Analysis and Review of the poem by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia.
A powerful message from Maggie offoha titled “My Legacy”. This poem bring to spotlight the name or memories the speaker wish to leave behind she is gone. The poem simply reflect the lifestyle, morals, values that should be emulate and live by. The poem is written in three stanzas, in a narrative form, that passes it message in a simple words, educating our generation, what she should be remembered for, that's it, her legacy.
Stanza one of the poem made clear the speaker intent on the kind of life she wants to live, how we wants to be remembered for doing a good deeds in the hearts and mind of men. The poem also stress the desire to live a humble and noble life, and be remembered by poor and responsibility not by ignorant and rich people. In other words, the audience or people that will be remember her are selective.
Stanza two talks about the attitude and personality she wants to leave behind, teaching her readers to learn from this. Her kindness, empathy, love, compassion and faith are what she wants to leave behinds. All these are morals is what is worth living for and what we should be known for when we are gone.
Finally, the third stanzas, sum up everything that readers needs to know. The speaker talked about how she wants to impact her generation positive and her children, creating a world peace and harmony among us. I believe everyone, especially the youths should learn form this poem and uphold this message.
Looking at the figures of speech employed in the poem, we have;
Words/Phrases like “I wish”, “Let me”, “legacy” were repeated in poem, bringing about the use of repetition as poetic device. Others figures of speech used in the poem are Enjambment, metaphor, personification (in line two, “legacy that will see the test of time”, and line three, “legacy that will be carved into the hearts of many”)
Words/Phrases like “I wish”, “Let me”, “legacy” were repeated in poem, bringing about the use of repetition as poetic device. Others figures of speech used in the poem are Enjambment, metaphor, personification (in line two, “legacy that will see the test of time”, and line three, “legacy that will be carved into the hearts of many”)
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