First Grade by Ron Koertge: Poem Analysis Essay

The shorter a poem is, the more striking it is. Ron Koertges First Grade proved this through a magic of splendid simplicity, most especially in the last line of the poem- For the rest of our lives. Sincerely, I was struck by the sprightly and wholesome change or transition in scene from the kickoff stanza to the next. However, what threw me off my seat was the last line because of the eternity Koertge had implied in that stanza. expert because of that line, the whole comparison between the prime(prenominal) stanza, which illustrated our innocent and healthily imaginative childhood, and the second, which illustrated a stricter and guided society, had changed. It caused that first stanza to look short-lived and the second iodine to be incessant, everlasting, and without end. This poems message, implied greatly by the last line, tells us that we must enjoy our childhood and never take any fortune or moment with our loved ones for granted. It also tells us that although we have our risk to have an occasional splurge, order, law, and justice will be prevalent at all times. This holds true to all people- especially those in First Grade.I think the main theme is the flawed shoal system. I put ont mean the school system in a ill-tempered area or country. Hes talking about school in general and how it kills the individuals creativity and intellectual independence. He mentions how his imagination was wild and free before first grade Until then, all(prenominal) forest had wolves in it and we could talk to water. But when he enters first grade, hes faced with drab reality his teacher is a woman with the gray breath hes saying that the put up of mind the school creates in you is something that youre stuck with for the rest of your life.