DREAMS
Tell me your dreams.
Your dreams of sorrow, of joy.
Untold stories of love and despair.
Too little we dream dreams,
Dreams from above,
Our heaven comes down.
Preying little dreams.
Praying little dreams.
We glow in dreams.
Dearly dreams, dreaming dreams.
Dreams in graves, Dreams in grace.
My penny dreams, my pound dreams.
Analysis/ Review of the poem.
Let look into the analysis of the poem.
Let look into the analysis of the poem.
This is a simple poem of four stanza written by Brown Mbadiwe on dreams or our fantasies. The main theme of this poem is to open the reader up to various thoughts in the mind of the poet. Here, Dream represent how thoughts, wishes, nightmare, bitter and sweet experiences, fears, secrets, desires, passion, etc.
In this poem, we will observed how the poet identify dreams. The poet created a space for youths to open their mind. Looking at the first stanza, the poet draw the line that one dream/ pursuit can be two different things. He used the words “joy and sorrow”. It showcases what dream look like and it point to ones experience what good or bad, happy or sad, whether it it small or big, all of count in making us who we are. Both the good times and bad times, both big dream and the small, we should not give up on it. All the ugly and beautiful part of it makes it beautiful and unique. So youth, embrace their dreams and it reality.
One poetic devices used in the poem is “Repetition”, the constant repetition of the word “dreams” which give rhythm to the poem. The word “dreams” appeared thirteenth times in the poem. Also, the poet employed the use of Enjambment.