The poet supports love as something that endures, is not proud, is patient, and corrects in love and respect. He endures his lover, honors his lover, and is patient. Also, this analysis is meant for those researchers who want to learn more about how to appreciate or analyze the poem.
A Unique Treasure
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Whosoever knows where my salmon
Lives should signal to me
If you hear her baritone rhythm
Do not deafen me.
The brilliant diamond I often cherish
O whose unreserved love is this?
She occupies my heart romantically
Pictured like gold and lustrous like a silver
Her dove manner won my heart
‘Tis an attraction of future
Wow! Her endowment browses in my internet
Her innate talents process data in my computer
Walks and smiles as she, and I develop erotic headaches
Her nice perforated teeth ring a bin all my head
Thirsty I am for you darling!
You have caused me sleepless nights
Come here love; let us feel each other
I think of you too much and much
My diamond!
Poet: Deola Adelakun
Briefs of the Poem
The poet understands love as a strong affection for someone. That is why he describes his lover as the best in the world. He cares very much about his lover. He admires her so much. The poet wants to see her beside him all the time.
Not only this, the poet is romantic as he shows an exciting short relationship with his lover. He plays and shows feelings and adventures that are related to a particular situation of his lover.
That is why he thinks of her always. She occupies his heart every time. He is thirsty for her presence always. The poet continues to encourage this to all humans. We should all love one another in our society.
The poet supports love as something that endures, is not proud, is patient, and corrects in love and respect. He endures his lover, honors his lover, and is patient. To the poet, love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its goodness representing human kindness, compassion, and affection.
The poet uses kind of imagery to portray how much he loves her. He loves her romantically; he loves her erotically and she is attracted to him. He uses the Internet and computer to represent his feeling, head, and body.
The poet describes his lover as the one she loves most in the world. The poem captures love as something very important to family life. The poet is a symbol of all men and how husbands should love their wives.
Theme
The poem, “A Unique Treasure” is surrounded by several themes and the poem is explained clearly. Some of the mealtimes are discussed below.
The theme of love and affection
There is nothing like love. The poem points us to the importance of love for his lover. He shows his affection to his life partner. He looks for her but he has not seen her. That is the reason he composes a love song whether she can hear it or people can find her for him.
Theme of Romance
The poem itself is romantic. The poet is very romantic and he uses romantic songs such as “She occupies by heart romantically, pictured like gold and lustrous like silver, her dove-manner won my heart, Wow! Her endowment browses in my internet, Her innate talents process data in my computer, talks, and smiles as she, I develop erotic headaches, her nice perforated training a bell inside my head,” etc romantic language that the poet uses for her lover to arouse her love for him when and where she hears his love song.
Theme of Appreciation
The poet appreciates her lover as he composes this love song to cherish her presence. The poet wants her to be with him always. He calls her lover his future life and she is attracted to him. The poet implores people that see her should signal to him. He needs her presence urgently. The poet is very thirsty for her love and presence.
Language and poetic devices
A romantic poem
The poem is romantic as the poet uses many romantic languages to her lover so that she can come to him.
Ode
The poem is an address to the lover of the poet. The poet addresses or praises her lover and he wants her presence as quickly as possible.
Mood/Tone
The poet feels charming. The love and affection of the poet cannot be overemphasized. That is what is in the mind of the poet to write this love song to her lover.
Imagery/ symbolism
The use of imagery to create mental pictures and the use of symbolism to represent ideas and concepts can be identified as follows: “My salmon” is used to represent “Poet’s lover”, “Baritone voice” is her sweet voice or romantic voice, “Brilliant diamond” is the “poet’s lover”, “Her dove-manner” is her lovely or gentle manner, “In my internet and my computer” symbolizes the poet’s head, “I develop erotic headaches” is a symbol of “I am sexually moved”. “…ring a bell inside my head,” symbolizes “attract me sexually, “My diamond” means “The poet’s lover.
Language
Repetitions
The poet makes use of repetitions to emphasize his messages. Such repetitions are: “diamond” in (lines 5 and 18), “in” (lines 11 and 12), “I’ (lines 5, 13, 15, 18), “me” (lines 2, 4, 16), “like” (line 8), “much” (line 18), “My” (lines 1, 9, 11, 12, 14, 19)
Simile
The poet makes use of similes to compare two things with the use of comparative words “as and Like”. Such words are: “pictured like gold and lustrous like a silver”(line 8), “walks and smile as she…” (line 13)
Metaphor
The poet makes use of metaphor to compare two things without the comparative words. Such words are: “Tisan attraction of future”(line 9), “sleepless nights” (line 17)
Hyperbole
The poet makes use of hyperbole to exaggerate thesis. Such words are: “Wow! Her endowment browses in my internet (line 11), “Her innate talents process data in my computer”(line 12), and “Her perforated and teeth ring a bell inside my head”(line 15).
Personification
The poet uses personification, such as, “Wow! Her endowment browses in my internet (line 11), “Her innate talents process data in my computer”(line 1 and 2), “Her perforated teeth ring a bell inside my head”(line 15).
Apostrophe
The poet makes use of an apostrophic pattern while addressing her lover as if she were present or she is with him.
Word List and Meanings
Baritone voice: A voice higher than bass and lower than tenor
Romantically: Showing strong feelings of love
Erotic: Feeling of sexual pleasure
Lustrous: Shinning in a soft gentle way
Perforated: Having a hole
Endowment: A natural ability or quality that someone has.
Innate: The quality or ability someone is born with
Dove-manner: A manner of dove
Practice Questions
1. Comment on the poetic devices of the poem.
2. How does the poet describe love?
3. Discuss the things the poet appreciates about his love.
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