Poetry

These poems show that we should look at them as all parts of the poem are use full nothing goes to wast they all have meaning in some way. such as the poem called how to eat a poem this example shows that just because it doesn't a core or a pip or it's not a piece of fruit gone bad you shouldn't let parts of it go to waste.

Evidence

How to Eat a Poem

by Eve Merriam (1916 –1992)

Don’t be polite.

Bite in,

Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that

may run down your chin.

It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are.

You do not need a knife or fork or spoon

or plate or napkin or tablecloth.

For there is no core

or stem

or rind

or pit

or seed

or skin

to throw away

In the poem called how to eat a poem by Eve Merriam 1916-1992, her poem is about comparing poems to food and how you should waste a second when reading them. such as you do not need a fork or knife or spoon or napkin or tablecloth for there if no core or pit or stem or rind or seed or skin to throw away.

How to eat a poem

How to Eat a Poem

by Eve Merriam (1916 –1992)

Don’t be polite.

Bite in,

Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that

may run down your chin.

It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are.

You do not need a knife or fork or spoon

or plate or napkin or tablecloth.

For there is no core

or stem

or rind

or pit

or seed

or skin

to throw away

How to Eat a Poem

by Eve Merriam (1916 –1992)

Don’t be polite.

Bite in,

Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that

may run down your chin.

It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are.

You do not need a knife or fork or spoon

or plate or napkin or tablecloth.

For there is no core

or stem

or rind

or pit

or seed

or skin

to throw away