Dust If You Must

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Profound advice set to rhyme/better to read poems for short is time. Rose, your words have inspired me. Please call my wife and explain that I'll be unavailable to do my share of the housekeeping chores today. of the CD as a format it will no longer be financially viable in the future, so it is the end of an era for us. The poem’s lines are more understandable because of the poem’s condensed rhyme scheme—for instance, the words “better” and “letter” rhyme in the first verse. But if the same happens with his father, my cousin, he won’t be able to take it. First, he would resist the wave trying to wash away his castle. Then, maybe, he would try and fight it. At last, he may beg it to have mercy on him. After all, how can he let a wave wash away the castle that he built from his blood and sweat?

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I Taught Myself to Live Simply by Anna Akhmatova – This poem by Anna Akhmatova is similar to the theme of Milligan’s poem. The speaker warn the reader that eventually everyone dies and “[you], yourself, will make more dust” (Milligan, 16).Simplicity doesn’t fit into their lifestyles at all. It eventually causes one’s inner self to die. The poet refers to them as “dust” because of this. Stanza Two There is no escape when it occurs. It reduces people to dust. The poet advises readers to take advantage of the moment before it passes away because of this. Dust If You Must’ by Rose Milligan contains four stanzas and each stanza of the poem has four lines in it. The poet uses a regular rhyme scheme in the poem and the rhyme scheme is AABB. It goes on like this in the following stanzas. The compact rhyming pattern of the poem makes the lines more coherent. As an example, in the first stanza, “better” and “letter” rhyme together. In the last two lines, “seed” and “need” rhyme together. The rhyming lines of this stanza present two different ideas but the poet relates them by connecting the sense of the lines. The poet continues by discussing the fleeting nature of youth and the rigidity of old age. These two things never change. Therefore, one must invest time in activities that add purpose and make life joyful.

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Fun rhyming poems are always good! But this one reminds us of every kids' room ever! They are so tough to keep tidy. We think this poem should be shared with children all over the world in a bid to get them to tidy their rooms. Share it with the messy children in your life, then start your decluttering project together.

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This poet believes they wouldn’t have any regrets if they had decided to live. Many things may feed the intellect and enlighten the spirit. As there won’t be any materialistic gains in such things, one has to know what things are important to invest their time in. Thereafter, the poet talks about the transience of youth and the immobility of old age. Those two things are constant. So, one has to put their time into things that make life more meaningful and truly enjoyable. Old age is alluded to in the final verse. Here, the poet warns the audience about its brutality. A person becomes weaker day by day till they eventually pass away. An inevitable milestone in life is death.

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However, the poet uses a mixed metrical pattern in her poem. She uses both the iambic meter and trochaic meter. In some lines, the anapestic meter is also present. The first line of each stanza begins with a trochaic foot and the rest of the line either contains iambic feet or anapestic feet. The overall poem is composed of iambic tetrameter. Apart from the major meter, there are also some variations in the poem. This poet believes that one should not waste valuable time in activities that ultimately injure the spirit because there are rivers to swim in and mountains to climb. My nephew, around 6 years old, loves going to beach. He lives in a sea-side house. And on the days, he is not going to school, he takes his petty tools to the beach and try and build something out of them. I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling). I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart I carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)This stanza’s final line contains an epigram. The poet employs a personification in the final verse when he writes, “Old age will come and it’s not nice.” The final sentence has both an apostrophe and a contradiction. Historical Context An unknown person, presumably the poet, encourages the reader to actively make the most of their time in life before it gets taken away. However, one thing, it seems like she herself was quite engrossed in housework, during her lifetime. That she decided to give this beautiful message to the world, about the wisdom of life. And she made this beautiful poem. There is irony in this usage of the term “dust.” The poet refers to the audience as “dust” or, more specifically, as “dead.” Humans are afflicted by an illness termed “complexity,” much as in the current day. If not, things like going for a swim in a river nearby, hiking a mountain, listening to calming music, or reading a book would seem pointless.