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Bite in. or plate. mEve MerriamDon’t b. polite.Bite in.Pick it up with your fing. rs and lick the juice thatmay run down your chin.It is ready and ripe no. , whenever you are. You do not need a knife or fork or spoon or plate or n. pkin or table. loth.For there is no co. e or stem or rind or pit or seed or skin to throw away.Merriam, Ev.
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In ‘How to Eat a Poem’, Merriam uses eating fruit as a metaphor for reading poetry, encouraging the reader to bite in without hesitation and enjoy it. The poet wrote this poem primarily for children. By likening poetry to fruit, Merriam is saying we can enjoy poetry just as we enjoy sweet fruit. Therefore, it is a poem that encourages the reading o...
‘How to Eat a Poem’ by Eve Merriam is a free-verse poem. It is written in second-person point of view. Broken into three stanzas, the poem has a mixture of short and long lines. The poem does not have a rigid structure, rhythm, or rhyme scheme. This is important because the poet does not want formal convention to block the reader. The first stanzac...
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How to eat a Poem. Don’t be polite. may run down your chin. It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are. or plate or napkin or tablecloth. to throw away. Analysis (ai): This poem humorously urges readers to engage with poetry fully and without restraint. It encourages readers to let go of traditional dining utensils and formalities, and ...
Oct 29, 2023 · Eve Merriam and 'How to Eat a Poem'. 'How to Eat a Poem' focuses on the idea that all poems are a kind of food and can be popped into the mouth, chewed on, swallowed, and digested. It is aimed at the mouths of babes and children but could be nutritious for adults, too. Poetry as food is metaphorical: the reader is encouraged to 'eat' the lines ...
A poem is imagined to be like a fruit which can be eaten. And it starts with an instruction that might be a clue to its tone and mood: 'Don't be polite'. Merriam (the poet) doesn't want us to ...
Feb 22, 2024 · by Eve Merriam, from Eat This Poem by Nicole Gulotta. Don’t be polite. Bite in. Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that. may run down your chin. It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are. You do not need a knife or fork or spoon. or plate or napkin or tablecloth.
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The librarian does not believe what she sees. Her eyes are sad and she walks with her hands in her dress. The poems are gone. The light is dim. The dogs are on the basement stairs and coming up. Their eyeballs roll, their blond legs burn like brush. The poor librarian begins to stamp her feet and weep.
