Miracle Ice Cream - A poem by Adrienne Rich

Comment 2 of 2, added on March 4th, 2009 at 10:36 PM.

i think that it is saying, there is such things as miracles, and it is saying you truly can be happy..

Dana Herman from United States

Comment 1 of 2, added on June 12th, 2007 at 6:55 PM.

Miracle Ice Cream by Adrienne Rich is a poem that describes an ice cream truck and a woman serving ice cream. This short but sweet poem uses very descriptive sensory imagery to describe the ice cream truck driving through a small residential area. Almost everyone gets the same scene in their mind of children chasing the ice cream truck down the street while the little jingle is playing out of speakers on the top on the truck. Another poetic device used in this poem is a simile “Scott Joplin ragtime strewn behind it like pearls,” This clever simile compares the ragtime music being played out of the truck as being strewn behind it like pearls. I think this description gives a great picture and sound in your head so you can feel like you can really hear the music.

Emilee from United States

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