We+Are+More

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 * Describe what the poem means to you. Discuss the use of metaphor to create analogies in the mind of the listener. How does the impact of this poem change when you hear it as apposed to reading it? Use specific examples from the text. **=====

Literally this poem means that we are more than are stereotypes and even though we are young, we can still impact the world. For example when he says "we are more than just hockey and fishing lines" you would think of canada because hockey is Canada's game and we are the biggest fish industry in the world. Also when he says "We are an idea in the process of being realized" it means that we are a young country and we still need to show the world what we are because the rest of the world has a lot of history about them so that means that we need to make history. I think that he ended off this poem in a really good way because literally, when he says "and what's more is that we didn't just say it we made it be", it means that we don't just make ideas and let them sit there.We make ideas and run with them and make them come into real life.

Personally when I listen to this poem I think of how the little bit of Canadian history that we have has impacted the world. Also I think of all of the stereotypes that we have and that people around the world think of us. I think that Shane Koyczan did a good job of telling the billions of people from across the world watching the opening ceremonies that we are more than just are stereotypes and we can make a change in the world.

BE SURE TO ANSWER THE ENTIRE QUESTION 4.5/6

The impact of the poem changes when you are listening to it because you can hear the emotion and the changes of voice tones when you are hearing it, but when you're reading it you can't tell when the emotion kicks in and when the voice really becomes powerful.

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