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The poem describes the persona's feelings of being unwanted and sad. He compares himself to discarded household items that are of no value, such as empty drink cans, broken toys, and non-working stationery. The persona also feels lonely like neglected gardens, unread books, and stray animals. He believes himself to be as useless as non-functioning car parts or advice that goes unheeded.
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- 1. MEMBERS NAME SOFIYYAH NUR HIDAYATI NUR IZZATI AISYAH SHAYEDAH
- 2. SAD I AMS BY TREVOR MILLIUM
- 3. SYNOPSIS THE PERSONA SAYS THAT HE IS COMPARABLE TO THINGS THAT ARE UNWANTED LIKE GARBAGE THAT IS THROWN OUT FROM HOMES, LIKE A METAL RING FROM A DRINK CAN, FOOD SCRAPINGS AND BITS AND PIECES FROM OLD TOYS. STATIONERY OF INFERIOR QUALITY LIKE ENVELOPES WITH NO GUM. SELLOTAPE THAT ONE CANNOT PEEL OFF, A STAPLELESS STAPLER, A BROKEN BULLDOG CLIP, LIQUID PAPER THAT DOES NOT WORK OR AN UNSENT LETTER ARE USELESS TO ANYONE. THE PERSONA FEELS UNWANTED LIKE THE FLAT BATTERY, BROKEN-DOWN STARTER MOTOR, A LIFELESS SPARKING PLUG, A CHOKED CARBURETTOR AND A DULL CHROMIUM RIM. HE IS ALSO LONELY LIKE AN UNKEMPT GARDEN, AN UNTOUCHED LIBRARY BOOK AND AN UNFED, UNWANTED STRAY OR AN UNHEEDED PIECE OF GOOD ADVICE.
- 4. STRUCTURE, STYLE AND LANGUAGE •THE POEM CONSISTS OF FOUR STANZASAND DOES NOT HAVE A FIXED RHYME SCHEME. •THE STYLE IS SIMPLE AND DIRECT AND IS WRITTEN AS A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PERSON FEELING SAD AND UNWANTED. •THE LANGUAGE IS SIMPLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND
- 5. SETTING •SET IN A COMMON HOUSEHOLD. •THE PERSONA FEELS LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS WE SEE AROUND THE HOUSEARE DISPOSABLE OR NOT MAINTAINED. POINT OF VIEW •THE POEM IS IN THE ‘FIRST PERSON’ POINT OF VIEW. •THE PERSONA TALKS ABOUT HIMSELF AS FEELING SAD WHEN HE COMPARES HIMSELF TO THESE THINGS FOUND IN MOST HOUSEHOLDS.
- 6. THEMES •THINGS THAT HAVE NO VALUE ARE DISPOSABLE. •LOSING DIRECTION WITHIN THE FAMILY AND WITH FRIENDS. •FEELING UNLOVED AND LOSING CONFIDENCE. •MAINTAINING OR LOOKING AFTER THINGS WE HAVE. •NEGLECTING ONE’S POSSESSIONS. •NEGATIVISM ABOUT LIFE AND HOW ONE IS TREATED. •SEEKING ATTENTION.
- 7. MORAL VALUES •WE SHOULD BE POSITIVE ABOUT OUR STATUS IN LIFE. •WE SHOULD LEARN TO RECOGNISE AND VALUE OUR ABILITIES AND POSSESSSIONS. •WE SHOULD KEEP FAITH WITH OUR FAMILY AND KNOW THAT EVERYONE IN A FAMILY DESERVES TO BE LOVED EQUALLY. •WE SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OURSELVES . •MATERIAL THINGS ARE IMPORTANT BUT SPIRITUAL BONDING IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. •WE SHOULD OPEN UP AND TALK ABOUT OUR FEELINGS ESPECIALLY THE FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION. TONE AND MOOD •TONE- THE PERSONA FEELS SAD AND TAKES A SERIOUS VIEW ABOUT FEELING LOST. •MOOD- IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO FEEL NEGLECTED AND UNLOVED, ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FAMILY.
- 8. SYMBOL •‘SCRAPINGS FROM AN UNWASHED PORRIDGE PAN’ IS SYMBOLIC OF SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND AND UTTERLY USELESS. •‘THE SALLOTAPE WHERE YOU CAN’T FIND THE END’ IS SYMBOLIC OF THE FEELINGS OF FRUSTRATION. REPETITION •THE WORDS ‘I AM’ IS REPEATED TO GIVE EMPHASIS TO THE PERSONA’S STRONG FEELINGS OF SADNESS. •THE WORDS ‘NO ONE’ IS REPEATED IN LINE 5,7, AND 9 IN STANZA FOUR. METAPHOR •THE PERSONA FEELS HE IS ‘A PIECE OF GOOD ADVICE’ OR A GOOD EXAMPLE BUT NO ONE’S SEEM TO NEED’ IT.
- 9. PERSONIFICATION ‘THE TOOTHLESS STAPLER’ •‘THE STARTER MOTOR WHICH REMAINS INERT’ •‘THE CARBURETTOR CHOKED BY BIT OF DIRT’ ASSONANCE •‘THE DRIED- UP LIQUID PAPER’ (VOWEL I) •‘AN EMPTY COLA CAN’ (VOWEL A) ALLITERATION •‘THE SPARKING PLUG WHICH SHOWS NO SIGN OF SPARK’ (CONSONANT S) •‘THE CARBURETTOR CHOKED BY BITS OF DIRT’ (CONSONANT C AND B)