alone poem

3
Alone Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. There are some millionaires With money they can’t use Their wives run round like banshees Their children sing the blues They’ve got expensive doctors To cure their hearts of stone. But nobody No, nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. Now if you listen closely I’ll tell you what I know Storm clouds are gathering The wind is gonna blow The race of man is suffering And I can hear the moan, ‘Cause nobody,

Upload: hitenjhamnani

Post on 03-Oct-2015

217 views

Category:

Documents


5 download

DESCRIPTION

summary

TRANSCRIPT

AloneLying, thinkingLast nightHow to find my soul a homeWhere water is not thirstyAnd bread loaf is not stoneI came up with one thingAnd I dont believe Im wrongThat nobody,But nobodyCan make it out here alone.Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan make it out here alone.There are some millionairesWith money they cant useTheir wives run round like bansheesTheir children singthe bluesTheyve got expensive doctorsTo cure their hearts of stone.But nobodyNo, nobodyCan make it out here alone.Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan make it out here alone.Now if you listen closelyIll tell you what I knowStorm clouds are gatheringThe wind is gonna blowThe race of man is sufferingAnd I can hear the moan,Cause nobody,But nobodyCan make it out here alone.Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan make it out here alone.Summary :-Alone by Maya Angelou is a poem explaining how it is almost impossible to go through life alone and remain happy. Maya Angelou knows first hand what it feels like to be alone in life, living between homes though out her adolescence and getting to where she is in life on her own. She explains the importance of having someone in your life that you can have a relationship with. The poem talks about being alone in the world and what toile it takes on you. Also, how loneliness leaves you with the constant need and want to have someone there to fill that empty void. In the poem she says How to find my soul a home / Where water is not thirsty / And bread loaf is not stone telling us that being alone causes you to feel empty and leaves her always reaching for more, because what she has is not enough. She wants to be somewhere in life where her thirst will be quenched and shell no longer be hungry. This poem also tells us that money cannot buy happiness. People rely too heavily on material things and put a momentary happiness before an eternal happiness that human beings could bring to your life. Its almost impossible to live life being alone because happiness is something that is meant to be shared, which is one reason that makes you happy in the first place. Without being able to share that happiness with someone, you wont make it too far. The poem says Theyve got expensive doctors / To cure their hearts of stone. / But nobody / No, nobody / Can make it out here alone reminding us that theres nothing that can cure being alone and the heartache it brings. Not doctors or any medicine they can provide. The only thing that can heal that feeling completely is the love of another human being.ANALYSIS OF ALONE :-The poem starts with Maya Angelou thinking about how she can live a happy life. She came up with the theory that nobody can go through life alone. I agree because friends and family are vital in order to live a happy and healthy life. You always need somebody to talk to and learn from. My favorite part is when she says that some millionaires have money they cant use. This is because they're not loved. Money cant buy happiness according to the poet. They could afford expensive doctors that cant cure their hearts made out of stone. She uses strong imagery to show that the "human race is moaning." There are alot of people in the world that are not loved and have nobody to talk to. She says that clouds are gathering and wind is blowing to show suffrage due to isolation.