The Analyzation of the Poem "Bluebird"

Name: Justin Sunseri

Poet: Charles Bukowski

Poem’s Title: Bluebird

 

1. The structure of the poem is stanzas that all start with the same starting line (there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out).
2. The key words/patterns are there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out that start each stanza.
3. Vocab- 1. Weep- to shed tears of sadness

 

1. What is going on in the poem is that a man is talking about another side of him that he doesn’t like to let people see.
2. The literary speaker (the person speaking in the poem) is Charles Bukowski.
3. The dominant images made (description, 5 senses) are he inhales cigarette smoke.

 

1. The poet’s attitude toward the subject is that he has this alternate side to him just he doesn’t think others will like it.
2. The authors diction (use of big words) and employment of poetic devices conveys that he wanted everybody to be able to understand what he was talking about, not just a mature audience.