A TRUE FRIEND Ashley Montgomery

A true friend never walks away A true will always stay A true friend looks out for you

A true friend will guard your secrets Like a precious gift A true friend is there for you To give you a helpful lift

A true friend tries to make you smile Tries to replace that frown They may not always succeed But they rarely let you down

These arms for you are open This heart for you does care And when I think you need me I'll try to always be there

I'll listen to your fears I promise not to laugh Comfort your falling tears I'll make this friendship last

I'll keep you near to my heart I'll always hold you dear Even when we're miles apart Even when you're here

I hope I am to you Everything you are to me For the friendship we have Is a special one indeed.

Literary Elements (a) Overview 1. Poet / Background This poem is written by Anonymous. 2. Type of poem Good friend poem 3. Poem of view First person narrative. The pronoun I is used 4. Tone and mood The tone and mood of the poem is appreciate and grateful. The poet pays great attention to his friendship. The poem ends with a strong feeling of sincerity and hope friendship will last forever. 5. Rhyme scheme Example: Friends we are, (A) forever friends we'll be, (B) Wherever we are, (A) you're right beside me. (B) This poem is using ABAB rhyme scheme. 6. Stanza Form The poem has five stanzas with four lines each.

(b) Content 1. Theme The theme of this poem is friendship. 2. Literal meaning This poem is talking about the importance of friendship in our life 3. Moral Value We must appreciate friendship that we have.

(c) Poetic device 1. Symbol An object that is used to represent something. In this poem, the poet uses the word shine symbolizes their friendship will be forever like a sun always shinning in the sky. Example: our friendship will still shine

2. Alliteration Repetition of the consonants at the beginning of words. /f/ forever friends /w/ Wherever we are

3. Assonance A repetition of vowel sounds. Example: /i/ friendship will still shine /o/ know we won't lose our /e/ forever friends we'll be

4. Repetition In this poem, the first stanza and the last stanza, the poet repeat forever friends we'll be to convey that he hope their friendship will be forever until the end of their life. Example: forever friends we'll be

5. Dashes Dashes are used to signify a short pause when reading (-). It shows uncertainty in the poem. Example: I know we won't lose our friendship-

6. Imaginary Example: I hope I never see that day The poet hopes that in the future their friendship will not be destroyed.

7. Hyperbole Example: You mean the world to me In order to express friends are important to the poet, the poet used hyperbole to let his friends know he is very appreciate the relationship between his friends.