Name : Nurul Septiana

NIM : 2201413111

Rombel : 5 (103-104)

Growing
By: Brooke Mueller

Im leaving now to slay the foe

Fight the battles, high and low.

Im leaving, Mother, hear me go!

Please wish me luck today

Ive grown my wings, I want to fly,

Seize my victories where they lie.

Im going, Mom, but please dont cry

Just let me find my way

I want to see and touch and hear,

Though there are dangers, there are fears.

Ill smile my smiles and dry my tears

Please let me speak my say

Im off to find my world, my dreams,

Carve my niche, sew my seams,

Remember, as I sail my streams

I will love you all the way

Explanation:
1. Rhyme Scheme
The rhyme of this poem is:
The first stanza (abbc)
The second stanza (aaab)
The third stanza (aaab)
The fourth stanza (aaab)

2. Alliteration : blue
Alliteration is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds. There is some
alliteration that I found in this poem:

Im leaving, Mother, hear me go

Ive grown my wings, I want to fly

Just let me find my way

I want to see and touch and hear
Though there are dangers, there are fears
Ill smile my smiles and dry my tears
Please let me speak my say
Im off to find my world, my dreams
Carve my niche, sew my seams
I will love you all the way

3. Assonance : green
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds. There is some assonance that I
found in this poem:

Fight the battles, high and low

Seize my victories where they lie
I want to see and touch and hear
Though there are dangers, there are fears
Please let me speak my say

4. Consonance : red
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within words, not
just at the beginning. There is some consonance that I found in this poem:
Fight the battles, high and low
Ive grown my wings, I want to fly
Seize my victories where they lie
Im going, Mom, but please dont cry
Though there are dangers, there are fears
Im off to find my world, my dreams
I will love you all the way

5. Onomatopoeia : brown
 Onomatopoeia is the use of words that create the sounds they describe. There
is no onomatopoeia in this poem.