The Junk Box

br Feb . 19 , 2007

The Junk Box by Edgar Guest

Essay The Junk Box by Edgar Guest The message that I understood after reading the poem The Junk Box ' by Edgar Guest was that all men are good for something . I felt that the poet was trying to relay the caring message that just because we might not need someone at a certain time , we shouldn 't just dispose of them . There are instances when we need a shoulder to cry on and there may be that one person that you feel

will be there for you and you could call on them to say I need you . If we had previously tossed that special person out of our lives , it would be next to impossible to have them come that close in for you to cry on their shoulder

Edgar Guest communicated his poem through rhyme . Every last word of his sentences sounded like the other in rhyme form , earth , birth and worth

A human junk box is this earth

and into it we 're tossed at birth

to wait the day we 'll be of worth (The Junk Box Edgar Guest

I felt that the poet was extremely effective in delivering his message He was very clear in his writing and I got the message , immediately It seemed like a simple poem , but one that had so much information and meaning that even a child could understand the message he conveyed . I will probably never forget this sweet poem because of its simplicity and because I sincerely did agree with the poet , Edgar Guest that people are always worth keeping and not tossing away , even if we don 't realize that we need them at a certain the time

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