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Question:okay i need help with this poem

geography lesson

when the jet sprang into the sky
it was clear why the city
had developed the way it had,
seeing it scaled six inches to the mile.
there seemed an inevitability
about what ground had looked haphazard,
unplanned and without style
when the jet sprang into the sky.

when the jet reached ten thoussand feet,
it was clear why the country
had cities where rivers ran
and why the valleys were populated.
the logic of geography-
that land and water attracted man
was clearly delinated
when the jet reached ten thousand feet

when the jet rose six miles high,
it was clear that the earth was round
and that it had more sea than land.
but it was difficlut to understand
that the men on earthh found
causes to hate each other, to build
walls across cities and to kill
from that height, it was not clear why.

wat are the symbolism in this poem i think it is river, like maybe becuase of its waste and waves. dunno.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: okay i need help with this poem

geography lesson

when the jet sprang into the sky
it was clear why the city
had developed the way it had,
seeing it scaled six inches to the mile.
there seemed an inevitability
about what ground had looked haphazard,
unplanned and without style
when the jet sprang into the sky.

when the jet reached ten thoussand feet,
it was clear why the country
had cities where rivers ran
and why the valleys were populated.
the logic of geography-
that land and water attracted man
was clearly delinated
when the jet reached ten thousand feet

when the jet rose six miles high,
it was clear that the earth was round
and that it had more sea than land.
but it was difficlut to understand
that the men on earthh found
causes to hate each other, to build
walls across cities and to kill
from that height, it was not clear why.

wat are the symbolism in this poem i think it is river, like maybe becuase of its waste and waves. dunno.

Obviously you didn't write it or you would understand it.

If homework, I will give you ONE answer to help.

It is a lesson in how we see things. The closer we are to them, the harder it is to see the whole picture.

(Nothing to do with a river, by the way)
It's a very good poem.

Er.. perspective?

And that is all the help you get... who is the poem by? It's quite good.

With difficulty one can manoeuvre through your poem and see that symbolism is non-existent. However, it does indicate your view of mankind in a last attempt to exploit your own feelings.

Your poem reminds me of a transcendental experience I had, except there was no air plane.