"An Empty Suit" by Robert Philips
In this poem, Philips uses very descriptive adjectives to describe a suit. The suit is being described and explained with many different stanzas telling the reader how the suit has aged. In all the stanzas, there is a specific detail that explains another important characteristic of the man. As the man was reading the poem and listening carefully to the words, it sounded as if a real man was living in the situation where the suit represented a very important part in his world until the end explained that he was a dead man.
As we read this poem, we learned something new about this man. In the first stanza, we learned this man was a big man. In the second stanza, we learn that he is very stylish, who wore a designer suit; he was also a very Italian man. In the third and fourth stanza, we see the man describing the suit that he wore and the colors the suit was. In the fifth stanza, we can assume that he was a smoker becuase of the cigarette burns found on the suit. In the sixth stanza, we can see that he was either getting old or getting sick because he did not have time to attend the dry cleaners. In the seventh stanza, we see the man lost weight because the frayed bottom on the trousers. In the eighth stanza, we see the man has to take medicine and pills. In the nineth stanza, there we see an image of a lip stick smudge. This represents that someone might be there in the presents of this old man taking care of him. The last stanza shows us, as the reader that the suit hangs in a thrift store and the man pasted away.
As we can see, the poem told us a story. A story of a suit and a man that had a life that lead to death. This poem was like a downward spiral. The downard spiral of making it seem that there is a man present then just a wierd fall where we find that the man is really not there. The poem in all was very good, but yet it was very confusing to the fact that it made you believe one thing, but then a sudden twist to the story. I really liked this poem because it had you guessing what was going to happen next.
As we read this poem, we learned something new about this man. In the first stanza, we learned this man was a big man. In the second stanza, we learn that he is very stylish, who wore a designer suit; he was also a very Italian man. In the third and fourth stanza, we see the man describing the suit that he wore and the colors the suit was. In the fifth stanza, we can assume that he was a smoker becuase of the cigarette burns found on the suit. In the sixth stanza, we can see that he was either getting old or getting sick because he did not have time to attend the dry cleaners. In the seventh stanza, we see the man lost weight because the frayed bottom on the trousers. In the eighth stanza, we see the man has to take medicine and pills. In the nineth stanza, there we see an image of a lip stick smudge. This represents that someone might be there in the presents of this old man taking care of him. The last stanza shows us, as the reader that the suit hangs in a thrift store and the man pasted away.
As we can see, the poem told us a story. A story of a suit and a man that had a life that lead to death. This poem was like a downward spiral. The downard spiral of making it seem that there is a man present then just a wierd fall where we find that the man is really not there. The poem in all was very good, but yet it was very confusing to the fact that it made you believe one thing, but then a sudden twist to the story. I really liked this poem because it had you guessing what was going to happen next.
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