Analysis Of Suicide By Tom Wayman

Title – I think that the poem will be about the poet explaining how they are fine but deep down they are struggling with their emotions and their problems.

It seems like the poet wanted to commit suicide but he was too scared. My initial thought is that he is suffering from depression. The theme of this poem is suicide.

Paraphrase – The poet talks about how he went by the river to commit suicide but when he jumped in, the water was to cold so he could not do it. So then he went to a building and tried to jump but he couldn’t because it was too high. Therefore, he accepted the fact that in life he will cry and holler and that suicide is not the answer.

Connotation- I think that the poem is about the poet who lost his significant other

and became depressed and suicidal.
Repetition-
"But it was cold in that water!

It was cold!" and "But it was high up there! It was high!" - These lines put emphasize on how he felt about these two situations.

Metaphor -

"I thought about my baby" - When the poet mentions his baby, he does not actually mean an infant. His baby refers to his significant other that he lost.

Attitude – At the beginning of the poem, the poet was lost and suicidal, "I tried to think but couldn't" and "If that water hadn't a been so cold, I might've sunk and died". However near the end of the poem, the poet became more optimistic about life "So since I'm still here livin', I guess I will live on" and "Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!"

Shift- There is a shift in tone from the beginning of the poem where he is depressed and suicidal. And then during the final three stanzas he shifts to a more optimistic tone by saying that he is fine and that he was born to live.

Title- My idea about the poem's title changed a bit. It is not about the poet saying that he is fine even if he is not, it is about the poet contemplating suicide and when he tries to commit suicide he realizes that he does not want to die. Therefore, he says "Life is Fine" because he changed his mind and decided that he wanted to

live.

Theme- The overall theme of this poem is about finding yourself. The poet described how he was depressed and sad when he lost his significant other. He wanted to commit suicide because he lost someone special to him. But when he actually tried, he realized that it was not worth it to die for love because he was born to live.