Your World - Symbols
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Your World by Georgia Douglas Johnson
Lesson Plans by Ashley Trudeau
“Your World” is a remarkable poem with a message of perseverance. It describes the journey of a person recognizing their potential in the world, using a bird in flight as a metaphor to represent a person “flying” free from the limitations that would keep them from reaching their fullest potential.
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Storyboard Description
Your World Poem Symbols | Your World by Georgia Douglas Johnson
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- "In the narrowest nest in a corner,My wings pressing close to my side."
- "I battered the cordons around meAnd cradled my wings on the breezeThen soared to the uttermost reachesWith rapture, with power, with ease!"
- "Wings" in this poem symbolize a person's abilities. In the first stanza, they keep their wings by their side. The person doesn't think they can succeed. In the third stanza, the wings are open and ready for flight. The person realizes their potential.
- Slide: 2
- "But I sighted the distant horizonWhere the skyline encircled the seaAnd I throbbed with a burning desireTo travel this immensity."
- The "horizon" symbolizes a dream or goal that the person wants to achieve.
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