Summer By Dean Myers Summary

The poem "Summer" by Dean Myers uses figurative language throughout to convey the simple joys experienced during a hot summer day. By using repetition and imagery to create a scene for his readers to experience and understand his message. I chose this poem because it reminded me of my summer experiences that are similar to this one depicted by Mr. Myers.

"Summer" communicates a relatable human experience of a hot summer day. By repeating the phrase, "I like hot, hot days" Myers emphasizes his favoritism for hot days as opposed to any other kind of days. One of the consequences of "hot, hot days" naturally occurs, but it seems to be also one of the poet's favorite type of days, "Sweat is all you got days." As this poet emphasizes theses

particular two kinds of days, we can see it contributes to the theme and tone of the poem. To him, it would seem that these type of days are the best kind of days.

As the poem continues, a beautiful scene is depicted for the reader by using imagery. The scene takes place outside, perhaps in a backyard or a daisy-filled field, with family and loved ones all around, “Bugs buzzin from cousin to cousin,", as you play tag, "Running and ripping," in sprinklers trying to "Catch the one you love...". Later the poem will finalize with the other aspect of a hot, summer day. In contrast to "Running and ripping," many fall prey to the lazy ease of this particular kind of day such as,"Old men sleeping," and even daisies, / Lazy days, daisies lay/ Dreaming and beaming."

In conclusion, the author wanted to communicate his favoritism for a specific kind of summer day and all of the joys that may occur on such. Repetition allowed him to emphasize the type of days he found to be the best. Imagery created a scene for the reader to visualize in their mind what may happen during a day like this one described. To sum up, this poem's theme and tone smoothly flowed through the elements chosen for this analysis. As one would read this poem, I think they would find themselves reminiscing about past summer experiences as I did.