Saving Places - I Thought I Saw

Saving Places - I Thought I Saw

My homework this week was to reflect on the poem "Saving Places - I Thought I Saw". The poem is written by a 10 year old girl and concerns nature and how we humans treat the wildlife. What I like about the poem is the author's creative writing technique and the way she ends the poem. It is a pretty good poem where the author gives us insight into the humans' greedy way to rule nature. 

I think the writer's main point in the poem is to tell the people that we are dominating the world in a way where we only sympathize for ourselves. If we continue treating the wildlife like we do today, we will soon lose our most important living source. We know from earlier experiences that if just one species becomes extinct, it will become a problem for the whole planet. Almost everything we eat, wear and much of the materials for our homes, we are getting from the animals. What do the animals get back? Nothing. We ruin their habitats with cutting down trees and build factories, power plants and roads, we use their fur for our clothes, and if you are lucky and are born as a dog, you may get food and a home to live in, but you will live as a prisoner for the dominating creatures called humans for the rest of your life. When such a well written poem with such a clear message was written by a 10 year old girl, maybe humans should start considering to change our lifestyle and think about the future.

The poet uses different techniques to make the poem interesting for the readers. One of the techniques is repetition. She uses phrases like " I thought I saw" over and over again, to make the point clearer for the readers. She also writes about the future, a time where there are no animals like hares and elephants. This gives the reader a stronger impression. The young talented poet ends her poem with:
"All these things - 
They could not be 
They all died out because of me"     


To sum up, I would say that the poem is very touching. Especially when it is written by a young girl. I also think should be a wake up call to every human. When such a young girl can write about pollution and overconsumption with these thoughts, I think it shows how big the problem all ready is.