Life Is Fine Analysis

I went down to the river,

I set down on the bank.

I tried to think but couldn't,

So I jumped in and sank.



I came up once and hollered!

I came up twice and cried!

If that water hadn't a-been so cold

I might've sunk and died.



     But it was      Cold in that water!      It was cold!



I took the elevator

Sixteen floors above the ground.

I thought about my baby

And thought I would jump down.



I stood there and I hollered!

I stood there and I cried!

If it hadn't a-been so high

I might've jumped and died.



     But it was      High up there!      It was high!



So since I'm still here livin',

I guess I will live on.

I could've died for love--

But for livin' I was born



Though you may hear me holler,

And you may see me cry--

I'll be dogged, sweet baby,

If you gonna see me die.



     Life is fine!      Fine as wine!      Life is fine!

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Hi guys, I'm writing exam about "life is fine" tomorrow... The speaker's life isn't really fine because he wants to drown himself, but his spirit is strong. His unhappiness is possibly caused by a love that has left him.
The purpose of the italic refrain is that is highlights why he didn't commit suicide.
And the simile "life is fine/ fine like wine" emphasises that he's drinking away his sorrow, and also that he wanted to drown himself.

| Posted on 2008-11-12 | by a guest

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Hi guys, I'm writing exam about "life is fine" tomorrow... The speaker's life isn't really fine because he wants to drown himself, but his spirit is strong. His unhappiness is possibly caused by a love that has left him.
The purpose of the italic refrain is that is highlights why he didn't commit suicide.
And the simile "life is fine/ fine like wine" emphasises that he's drinking away his sorrow, and also that he wanted to drown himself.

| Posted on 2008-11-12 | by a guest

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Langston Hughes wrote this poem about suicide and how easy it is to intentionally drown yourself or jump off the top of a building. And even if it doesn't seem like life is worth living, there is someone out there who cares. The person about to jump off the top of a building in this poem stopped himself because he realized the harm it would do to his child.
Hughes talks about how the water was "cold" and that is what stopped the person from drowning. Similar to the water, life was cold (harsh) to that person. But once the person got out of the water, they were warm again and realized that, like the temperature, life can change.
The person who almost jumped off the top of the building didn't because it was "high." However, the height of the building wasn't the only high thing. The person who almost jumped was also high. Not high on life, but high on death.
"So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born"
^^we are all born for many reasons. Intentional death, however, is not on of them.
As many people have told me, suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

| Posted on 2008-10-25 | by a guest

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Langston Hughes wrote this poem about suicide and how easy it is to intentionally drown yourself or jump off the top of a building. And even if it doesn't seem like life is worth living, there is someone out there who cares. The person about to jump off the top of a building in this poem stopped himself because he realized the harm it would do to his child.
Hughes talks about how the water was "cold" and that is what stopped the person from drowning. Similar to the water, life was cold (harsh) to that person. But once the person got out of the water, they were warm again and realized that, like the temperature, life can change.
The person who almost jumped off the top of the building didn't because it was "high." However, the height of the building wasn't the only high thing. The person who almost jumped was also high. Not high on life, but high on death.
"So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born"
^^we are all born for many reasons. Intentional death, however, is not on of them.
As many people have told me, suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

| Posted on 2008-10-25 | by a guest

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well the tone of this poem is clearly cho'd. If you look carefully at the 5th line, you can clearly see a cho'd.
mmm steway

| Posted on 2008-07-09 | by a guest

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I just can't figure out the freakin tone to this poem Not trying to be rude but I need to know.So if anyone know pst a comment!

| Posted on 2008-04-02 | by a guest