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by Dave Feinberg




I’m sure that I will always be A lonely number like root three

The three is all that’s good and right, Why must my three keep out of sight Beneath the vicious square root sign, I wish instead I were a nine

For nine could thwart this evil trick, with just some quick arithmetic

I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321 Such is my reality, a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see, Another square root of a three

As quietly co-waltzing by, Together now we multiply To form a number we prefer, Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds With the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued Your love for me has been renewed

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 //Analysis: The Square Root of Three// is a poem that uses a simile to compare a man's life with the square root of three. By saying "I will always be a lonely number like root three," he calls himself lonely and means that nobody wants to be with him. The square root of three is a number that cannot be simplified into a rational number in math, so nobody likes when they come to that answer. He compares the actual number three to what's on the inside of himself and compares the square root sign to what people see on the outside. He also says that if he were simply a little bit different as nine is from three, he could escape the "square root sign" of life. Eventually he realizes that if he found another person like himself, he could escape loneliness. He knows this because the square root of three times another square root of three in math is the square root of nine, a rational number. He would finally reach his ultimate goal, to become an "integer" which is a normal number in math. Through the use of symbolism, this means he can be normal if only he finds a companion who is similar to himself. He finishes the poem off by saying if he can break through when he finds another like himself and he can finally escape from the "square root sign" of life and be seen as a normal person. ====== ===  === <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif">

by Poetry 2-5
 * Uninvited**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: center">Bored at home I sat and stared, Alone and filled with great despair. As the clock struck six on Friday night, I looked around with no delight.

I knew that others were together, As all I could do was admire the weather. My friends had gathered, to laugh and play, But never thought to look my way.

So as they talked and laughed with joy, I was stranded, a lonely boy. Because my friends neglected me, They drained my body of all glee.

I looked at myself in the mirror, And down my cheek rolled a tear. I suddenly became appalled, They were not even friends at all.

I would be invited, had they been true friends, But no, our friendship was all pretend. Even if they had forgotten, Forgetting a friend is oh so rotten.

But they knew I sat alone feeling gloomy, They didn't want to send an invite to me. I was so angry, I needed to vent, And I recalled another past event.

Only two short weeks ago, I was alone, and wished not so. They left me again in solitude, And put me in a very solemn mood.

As they gave me their excuse, Our friendship began to seem quite loose. They did not want me with them there, About my happiness, they did not care.

So as I thought and recalled the past, The truth, it came to me at last. We never shared a true friendship, And through my fingers, these two friends slipped.

All year we sat together in class, And all of it was gone so fast. So as I sat there cold and hurt, My true friends came, to give comfort.

They made me think on the brighter side, I found in true friends, I could confide. My happiness, they led me to find, My so-called friends were off my mind.

I found a way to forget my sorrow, But a feeling will still be there tomorrow. Inside me lives an empty part, As they'll always have a place in my heart.

But not long after I did cry, My old friends, they stopped on by. They made me come to realize, They never meant to cause demise.

All tears were gone and I was glad, I forgot about when I was mad. So we went back to being friends, My heart was filled with joy again.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Fire and Ice Written by: Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire some say in ice. But what I've tasted of desire I hold those path who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> Analysis: "Fire and Ice" is written mostly in iambic tetrameter, with three lines in iambic dimeter. Iambic means that every other syllable has emphasis. Tetrameter means that there are four (tetra-) feet and dimeter means there are two (di-) feet. In poetry, a foot is every two syllables. His rhyme scheme involves rhyming line one with lines three and four, rhyming line two with lines four, seven, and nine, and rhyming line six with line eight.

In the Poem "Fire and Ice", there is the perplexing question of whether the earth will end in fire or ice. Robert Frost compares and contrasts fire and ice, two destructive forces.

After presenting the question of which force will end the world, he speaks of fire. He uses a metaphor to relate fire to desire. The comparison shows that he sees desire as something that consumes and destroys because that is what fire does. Desire does tend to consume and sometimes destroy the people who it affects. He seems to know that desire can be destructive from his own experience because he says "But what I've tasted of desire."

After the two lines about fire, Frost turns to talk about ice. He compares it to hate in that hate causes people to be rigid. He also relates ice with hate in that hate causes people to crack, and ice often causes things to crack and break. Frost seems to have personal experience with hate's destruction as well because he says, "I think I know enough of hate."

He finishes the poem with a final comparison of fire with ice. After he is sure fire could end the world quickly, he says that ice could easily do the job as well. Through his metaphors, he is saying that desire and hate could both end something. The "fire" he speaks of is desire, the "ice" is hate, and the "world" could actually mean the world, but could also mean many different things. For example, he could be saying that desire and hate could end a life, a friendship, a group, or even a family. The ultimate purpose of the poem is to suggest that desire and hate can be as destructive as fire and ice.

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<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; text-align: center"> "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant)

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There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed With a word she can get what she came for Woe oh oh oh oh oh And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure And you know sometimes words have two meanings In a tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

Woe oh oh oh oh oh And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west And my spirit is crying for leaving In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees And the voices of those who stand looking

Woe oh oh oh oh oh And she's buying a stairway to heaven

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason And a new day will dawn for those who stand long And the forest will echo with laughter

And it makes me wonder

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow Don't be alarmed now It's just a spring clean for the May Queen

Yes there are two paths you can go by but in the long run There's still time to change the road you're on

Your head is humming and it won't go in case you don't know The piper's calling you to join him Dear lady can't you hear the wind blow and did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind

And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last When all are one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll Woe oh oh oh oh oh And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed With a word she can get what she came for And she's buying a stairway to heaven, uh uh uh.


 * Analysis:** The meaning to the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin is very debatable and no one is sure what the song is really about. The song can be depicted to have a religious meaning or it can be depicted as a message of how the wealthy can simply purchase anything they want. I believe the song contains pieces of both topics, as there are numerous examples of both in the song.

The first example of wealth is in the first two lines of the song. The song starts off with the lyrics "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold/ And she's buying a stairway to heaven". The first line of the song contains symbolism, using gold as a symbol to represent money and wealth. The next part proves the main point of how the wealthy can get anything with money with the line "She's buying a Stairway to Heaven". This line is a hyperbole, because a person cannot literally buy a Stairway to Heaven. Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) uses a hyperbole here to emphasize upon the point of how lavish the life of a wealthy person is.

The next lines of the first stanza are, "And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed/ With a word she can get what she came for." The same point of wealth is embellished upon, as the lines mean that even if the stores are closed, the woman can get whatever she wants because of the money she has to offer. These lines also bring up a new point of corruption and politics, in that anyone can get anything they want if money is brought into the picture.

The song does begin to become more religious and spiritual later in the song, especially in the lines, "Your head is humming and it won't go in case you don't know / The piper's calling you to join him / Dear lady can't you hear the wind blow and did you know / Your stairway lies on the whispering wind". These lines bring God and religion into the meaning of the song. Robert Plant tries to show that the woman's money is not what the piper, representing God, wants from her. The Piper is telling her, through the whispering wind, that she has to join him and build a relationship with him if she wants to go to Heaven. This point is also found in the lines, "Yes there are two paths you can go by / but in the long run / There's still time to change the road you're on". The writer is making the point that the woman is on the wrong path by thinking she can buy a Stairway to Heaven, but she can still join God and get on the right path.

In the final part of the song, Plant is talking about the woman being old and finally getting the message to join God. The lyrics describe her as being old and nearing death, as they read "And as we wind on down the road/ Our shadows taller than our soul". Her shadow is taller than her soul, because her soul is slowly beginning to diminish. But, she eventually realizes she must take a path with God. It can be read in the lines, "And if you listen very hard/ The tune will come to you at last". The Piper has been telling her what she has to do through the "whispering wind" and now she has realized it. The lines, "When all are one and one is all/ To be a rock and not to roll" appear to be a reference to Heaven, where all souls are united together with the unconditional love and strength of God.

All in all, the meaning of the song "Stairway to Heaven" is very debatable and controversial. However, the previous statements give a logical explanation to what the lyrics to the song might mean. The fact that the line "And she's buying a Stairway to Heaven" is continually repeated throughout the song leads me to think the theme of the song must be how the wealthy woman mistakenly believes she can indeed buy a Stairway to Heaven. The song is very interesting and there may be many hidden meanings that no one has stumbled upon yet.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center">Parody of "Roses are Red"



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Bibliography:
1. http://www.brave.com/bo/lyrics/stairhea.htm - Stairway to Heaven Lyrics 2. http://www.maxair-thermamax.com/ - Fire and Ice Picture 3. http://www.herecomesthescience.com/2008/04/26/square-root-of-three/ - Square Root of Three Poem 4. http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lglp0806+stairway-to-heaven-led-zeppelin-poster.jpg - Stairway to Heaven Picture 5. http://www.ellison.com/images/productimages/thumbnails/23853_t.jpg - Square Root Picture