Summary Of The Summer I Was Sixteen

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The poem “The Summer I Was Sixteen” by Geraldine Connolly is written in past tense and is trying to create a memory. The words he uses paints a detailed picture of what it was like during the summer that we all were 16. Adults who read this may find that they experience happy memories while they ponder on their past. The poet is attempting to show his readers the beauty of being 16. How simple it was, and the fact that we had no responsibility to weigh down our summer. In this passage he is expressing the different kind of experiences he has had over the summer and I too have had unique events happen.
One year I took a trip to Florida with my mother and brother, we met new people, where we encountered further affairs. My family and I met this gentlemen that got us into a water park for free and this relates to this text when he says, “ The turquoise pool rose to meet us…”.(Connolly 1). At the water park the water was surrounding us, as if it was a greeting my mother, brother, and I. The sun stares down at all of us while we run around having the time of our lives. In this written work he writes, “...then loosened thin bikini straps and rubbed baby oil with iodine across sunburned shoulders…”.(Connolly 4). While being at this water park sunburns were a given. The sun shined down, piercing …show more content…

(Connolly 3). I remembered when my friends would come over and go swimming in my pool, that we would barbeque and eat loads of snacks. My step dad would cook hamburgers and hotdogs while we swam. When the food was ready we would all jump out of the pool and gobble down our food. We all had the mindset, that the myth that says you have to wait 30 minutes before entering the pool didn’t matter, because we challenged each other on who could get to the pool first. Summer foods is a huge part of celebrating the summer time with all your family and

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