To a Daughter Leaving Home

1. Why poetry?

2. University of Theme

3. Meaning

3.1. Surface Meaning

3.1.1. The surface meaning is about riding a bike and learning how to ride a bike

3.2. Deeper Meaning

3.2.1. What it is really about is growing up and how you leave things behind when you grow up

4. Evidence

4.1. Symbolism

4.2. Sound

4.3. Imagery

4.4. Choice of words and phrases

4.5. Use of figurative language

5. Analysis