Beaming Notes's video: Nine Gold Medals Analysis by David Roth Critical Appreciation and Poetic Devices

Hello Everyone and Welcome to this Critical Analysis of Nine Gold Medals Analysis by David Roth , Presented to you by Beaming Notes. Voice-Over and Narration : Anushree Sen ********************************************************************* Analysis: “Nine Gold Medals” is a poem written by the American rock vocalist, songwriter and author David Roth that celebrates human values of cooperation, compassion, empathy, fairness and concern. This poem reveals the story of nine differently-abled athletes who participated in a Special Olympics. Nine special runners had trained themselves to for the racing event with the hope of winning the gold medal. However, as the race begun, the youngest runner tripped and fell on the ground which made all the other athletes stop to help him without any hesitation. In life, we often prioritize competitions and focus on winning them at any cost irrespective of what comes our way. However, there are even bigger things in life than just winning a competition. This poem emphasizes on the sportsmanship and kindness exhibited by these athletes that made them win a gold medal each for their exemplary behaviour. The poem is written much like a story in which the poet narrates the tale of nine young runners from all over the country. It has been recorded in the form of a song by David Roth. Roth takes the role of the narrator as well as a spectator as he mentions- “But as sure as I’m standing here telling the story/ Now it’s a strange one, but here’s what occurred.” The poem is written in a very simple language. Poetic devices like alliteration and climax have been used to add beauty and lucidity to the language of the poem. It is composed on eight stanzas out of which seven stanzas consist of four lines each and the last stanza consists of five lines. ********************************************************************* For an even more detailed analysis of the poem, Please visit our page on beaming notes, by clicking on the link below: https://beamingnotes.com/2018/04/09/analysis-nine-gold-medals-david-roth/ Thanks for Watching! Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE and definitely SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more such videos! Download Beamingnotes App by clicking on the link below: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.androapp.beamingnotes&hl=en