The Wonders of Trail Running

This poem for my AP Lang Class is about running on the trail and every thing I see on the trail.

A beautiful morning perfect for running

And I am already 1 mile down

Dew fills the grass and a golden sun barely peeks through the clouds

I hear the birds chirp and water flowing in the creek

I am reminded of why I love to run and I never want to stop

Then out of nowhere like a Pearl Harbor attack

A drug deal, a beaver, a hobo on a bench

 

4 miles down and I am still staying strong

The air slowly warming

The wind just now starting to pick up

My breathing getting heavier

The miles seem longer and my mind starts to wonder

I squint my eyes and I can just barely make out

More drug deals, more beavers, more hobos on a bench

 

It's only been 10 miles

But it feels like 20

Sun strips my energy

Creek taunts me with its water

I try to distract myself

But I can no longer count

All the drug deals, all the beavers, all the hobos on a bench

 

Imagery- I use a lot of imagery in lines 3 and 4 to create an image of how relaxing and peaceful it is while I am running. My imagery gets a little less descriptive in each paragraph to make the reader realize how I am getting more tired and paying less attention to my surroundings.

Allusion- In the line “Then out of nowhere like a Pearl Harbor attack” I use an allusion to show how surprised I was to see the drug deal, beaver, and hobo for the first time on the run.

Personification- “Creek taunts me with its water” is a personification, creeks can’t really taunt someone, but it proves how tired and desperate I am getting as I run on.

Repetition- I repeat the last line in each stanza, slightly changing it each time to show that it is still the same run, but as the run goes on my mind set is changing.

The lines in the first stanza are longer and the diction is detailed making the beginning of my run sound relaxing. The lines start to get shorter in the next stanzas showing that my patience is decreasing and I am getting tired of running.