Hard to find by Sinesipo Jojo
1. Words are everywhere
2. daily
3. we read them, and they fly out Poet
4. like nobody's business when we are provoked …
Sinesipo Jojo was born in the Eastern
5. but there's always something hard to understand... Cape (Port St Johns) in 1993.
6. they are hard to find She studied at Nelson Mandela
7. when they are needed by the heart; University in Gqeberha (Port
Elizabeth).
8. when the heart feels,
9. words hide like they are not part of life. In her final year of studying
Psychology, she joined a creative
10. While words are busy playing some twisted games
writing workshop.
11. my heart looks sadly through the glass windows
12. as the raindrops slowly slide down, gently She wrote this poem during those
13. on a cloudy lifetime,
14. hoping that one day, workshops.
15. words will realize what my heart wants to say.
Structure Title
Free verse: represents the The title refers to the fact Tone & Mood
emotions the poet that the poet feels that 1st part: angry & frustrated
experiences. Mixture of words are hard to find
2nd part: Sombre and sad
long and short lines creates A poet is a master of words.
stanzas that portray the They use words to create 3rd part: Hopeful
speaker’s mixed feelings. their art. Thus it is ironic.
, 2
Line 1
The speaker highlights the abundance of words.
Hyperbole: The availability of words is
Line 2
exaggerated using ‘everywhere’ which indicates
an abundance that is a result of reading. Emphasises the availability of words every day.
1. Words are everywhere Line 3 - 4
2. daily
3. we read them, and they fly out Simile: Words come quickly (‘fly’) when one is
4. like nobody's business when we are provoked … angry/upset. ‘like nobody’s business’ – very quickly/fast.
The speaker has no control over his/her words. We read
5. but there's always something hard to understand...
words everyday and when we are angry or upset, words
6. they are hard to find come without thought.
7. when they are needed by the heart;
Provoked: A provoked response: a sudden reaction or
Line 5: feeling when someone makes you angry. No time to
Lines 6 & 7:
Irony: ‘but’ think carefully about what words to use
indicates a It is difficult to
contradiction. understand that words
are hard to find when
they are needed to The poet looks at how words comes
express emotions freely at times, and how they hide
(‘needed by the when she really needs them.
heart’). The right
Irony: the world is full of words but
words are hard to find.
sometimes it is impossible to find the
Word ‘hard’ is
right words to express how she feels.
repeated.
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