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Analysis and comments on Catch by Robert Francis

Comment 3 of 3, added on May 9th, 2007 at 9:09 AM.

I think this is a very good poem. I like it a lot. The only thing i don't
like is the comparison to baseball, even though i play baseball i am
ashamed that all of these girly poets comare to baseball. It is a very
manly sport and i am very dissapointed

joe from United States
Comment 2 of 3, added on April 21st, 2007 at 11:52 AM.

This is a very clever poem well written by a poet named Robert Francis.
The poem "Catch" can be compared to a baseball because any poems can be
tricky and full of meanings. He wanted the reader to think hard about his
poem. The last two stanza refers to any readers "Over his head, make him
scramble to pick up the meaning, And now, like a posy, a pretty one plump
in his hands". Poems are like baseball games; throw different words and
outwit the readers' knowledge.


Imelda Blassingame from Philippines
Comment 1 of 3, added on January 15th, 2006 at 3:56 PM.

I recently encountered this poem in my english class and I wanted to know
more about it. Since there were not any comment here, I just wanted to
post my point of view. I believe that this poem is about the importance of
interpreting poetry. . .Hence the name "Catch". I think that the baseball
game is symbolic of the relationship between a poem and its audience, or
either the poet and the reader.

Bryce from United States



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Poet: Robert Francis
Poem: Catch
Added: Apr 28 2005
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