To Be A Real Leprechaun By : Bernard J. Howe
To be a real leprechaun,
and have a pot of gold.
To be able to enjoy the music,
and not be left out in the cold.
Their life of enjoyment,
can be seen in their face.
To be a living leprechaun,
is something I can embrace.
Their little deeds of mischief,
and the matching of their wit.
And a toast of Irish whiskey,
to make this seem legit.
I'd love to be a leprechaun,
So life can be a treasure.
I know that I would love this,
beyond any kind of measure.
Dancing in the moonlight,
and hiding in the flowers.
The weeks are so carefree,
that days seem like hours.
From a thousand shades of green,
that's called the emerald isle.
I know the life of merryment,
is really quite worthwhile.
To be a living leprechaun,
is something of what I dream.
For if I really was one,
I would be held in high esteem.
and have a pot of gold.
To be able to enjoy the music,
and not be left out in the cold.
Their life of enjoyment,
can be seen in their face.
To be a living leprechaun,
is something I can embrace.
Their little deeds of mischief,
and the matching of their wit.
And a toast of Irish whiskey,
to make this seem legit.
I'd love to be a leprechaun,
So life can be a treasure.
I know that I would love this,
beyond any kind of measure.
Dancing in the moonlight,
and hiding in the flowers.
The weeks are so carefree,
that days seem like hours.
From a thousand shades of green,
that's called the emerald isle.
I know the life of merryment,
is really quite worthwhile.
To be a living leprechaun,
is something of what I dream.
For if I really was one,
I would be held in high esteem.
Part 1:
ReplyDeleteThe speaker of the poem uses first person and pretty much addresses the reader. The speaker is telling the reader how they would enjoy being a leprechaun. The setting of the poem seems to be outdoors. In the poem, the author writes that one of the pros of being a leprechaun is “Dancing in the moonlight, and hiding in the flowers” (Howe). When you think of flowers and the moonlight, you typically picture these things to be outdoors. In addition, one of the literary devices the author uses in his poem is rhyme. In the poem, the last word of the line seems to rhyme every two lines. For example, the first line of the poem ends with “leprechaun”. Then, the second line ends with “gold”, which happens to rhyme with the last word of the fourth line, which is “cold.” However the first line does not rhyme with last word of the third line, which is “music.” Rhyme helps make the poem flow smoothly as the reader reads the poem and it makes the reader becom interested in the poem.
Part 2:
The poem, “To Be A Real Leprechaun”, by Bernard J. Howe is a short and fun poem about how interesting and amazing it would be to be a leprechaun. The mood of the poem seems to be happy and fun. In the poem, the author writes that a leprechaun has a “[…] life of enjoyment,
can be seen in their face” (Howe). In addition, the author writes that “To be a living leprechaun, is something I can embrace” (Howe). It seems that reading this would make one very happy and make them think of all the wonders of being a leprechaun. Like the mood, the tone seems to be very similar. In the poem, the author states, “The weeks are so carefree, that days seem like hours” (Howe). This quote from the poem is simply saying that the author would enjoy being a leprechaun. The author wants to convey the feelings of happiness and freedom, two traits a leprechaun may have. Much like the mood and tone, the theme is happiness. The author is writing about how it would be great to be a leprechaun. Another line in the poem that helps convey the author’s dreams is “I’d love to be a leprechaun, so life can be a treasure” (Howe). The author seems to be saying that he would cherish the life of a leprechaun. Overall, the tone, theme, and mood all seem to be very similar. The author seems to want the reader to feel a sense of happiness when reading his poem. However, the author seems to leave readers with one question, though not stated directly in the poem, I feel it was indirectly implied. Would you like to be a leprechaun?
Part 3:
In my opinion, this poem was simple and well written. However, I may be wrong about the mood, tone, and theme of the poem. When I read the poem, it gave me a sense of happiness. As I was reading the poem, I imagined how the life of a leprechaun would be like. The way the author wrote those things about being a leprechaun, I pictured a leprechaun’s life to be very fun and carefree. As most people, I would enjoy having a life like that.